Question

An item originally costs $16.95 and is on sale for 22% off the original price. The sales tax is 6.5%. Find the cost of the item with tax. Work out your problem on paper, record your answer and explain each step you took to solve the problem.

Answer 1

$14.08

Explanation:

$16.95 * 22% = $3.729

$16.95 - $3.729 = $13.221

^ to find the sale price of the item

$13.221 * 6.5% = $0.859

$13.221 + $0.859 = $14.08

^ to add on sales tax to the sale price