Question

Kaitlin bought $34.40 worth of compact discs. the sales tax is 6.5%. what was the total cost rounded to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

$36.64

34.40*1.065 = 36.636

(you multiply by 1.065 because 6.5% is added to the total cost of the item, being 1; Percent --> decimal = move decimal over to left 2 places, so add an extra zero)

36.636 rounds up to 36.64