Question

The Long family spent $38.62 for school supplies and $215.78 for new school clothes. They paid 2007-03-04-00-00_files/i0110000.jpg% sales tax on their purchases.

If the Long family paid $269.07 total, determine if they paid the correct amount.
a. The Long family paid $2.63 too little for their purchases.
b. The Long family paid the correct amount for their purchases.
c. The Long family paid $1.61 too much for their purchases.
d. The Long family paid $2.63 too much for their purchases.

Answer 1

A. They paid too little.

Answer 2

a. The Long family paid $2.63 too little for their purchases. The correct answer between all the choices given is the first choice or letter A. I am hoping that this answer has satisfied your query and it will be able to help you in your endeavor, and if you would like, feel free to ask another question.

The solution would be like this for this specific problem:

38.62 + 215.78 = 254.40
254.40 * 6.8% = 17.30
254.40 + 17.30 = 271.70
269.07 - 271.70 = 2.63 shortage