Question

Customer: “I would like to purchase 20 products at a cost of $65.00 per product. What will be my total?” Employee: “Your state has a 3.5% sales tax. Your total is __________.”

Answer 1

1 product = $65.00
20 products = 65 x 20 = $1300

Sales Tax = 3.5% of $1300 = 0.035 x $1300 = $45.50

Total = $1300 + $45.50 = $1345.50

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Answer: $1345.50
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Answer 2

1) The total of customer purchasing cost is $1300

2) The total is $1345.50

Explanation:

Given :

1) Customer: “I would like to purchase 20 products at a cost of $65.00 per product.

2) Employee: “Your state has a 3.5% sales tax.

To find : 1) What will be my total?

2)Your total is?

Solution :

1) The cost of 1 product is =$65

Cost of 20 product is
`65* 20=1300`

Therefore, The total of customer purchasing cost is $1300

2) The sales tax = 3.5%

Then, sales tax on customer purchasing is

`=3.5\% \text{ of} \$1300\\=0.035 * 1300\\= \$45.50`

Total = $1300 + $45.50 = $1345.50

Therefore, The total is $1345.50