Question

Wendy has $60. She wants to buy a book that costs $26.50 and a bag that costs $19.50.

The sales tax is 13%. Does Wendy have enough money to buy both the book and the
bag? If so, how much money does she have left? If not, how much more money does
she need?

Answer 1

Answer: Wendy has enough to buy both the book and the bag. She has $8.02 as a remainder.

Explanation:

1. Find the total cost of the two items without tax.

$26.50 + $19.50 = $46.00

2. Find 13% of 46.

10% = 46/10 - 4.6

1% = 0.46

3% = 0.46 x 3 - 1.38

4.6 + 1.38 = 5.98

3. Add the tax to the cost of the two items.

$46 + $5.98 = $51.98

4. Subtract this answer from $60 to see how much she has left over.

60 - 51.98 = 8.02

Therefore, Wendy has enough to buy both items with $8.02 still left over.

Answer 2

Wendy has enough money to buy both the bag and the book.

She will have $8.02 remaining after paying for the two items.

Explanation:

We can determine whether Wendy has enough money to afford the book and bag, given a 13% sale tax using the following steps:

Step 1: Determine the subtotal:

We can determine the subtotal before the 13% tax is applied by adding $26.50 and $19.50:

Subtotal = 26.50 + 19.50

Subtotal = 46

Thus, the subtotal is $46.00.

Step 2: Determine the total:

Now, we can determine the total by adding the subtotal to the tax amount (i.e., subtotal * sales tax percentage as a decimal):

Total = 46 + (0.13 * 46)

Total = 46 + 5.98

Total = 51.98

Since the total is $51.98, Wendy has enough money to buy both the book and the bag.

Step 3: Determine how much money Wendy will have left:

Now, we can determine how much money Wendy will have left after she pays for the two items by subtracting 51.98 from 60:

Amount remaining = 60 - 51.98

Amount remaining = 8.02

Therefore, Wendy will have $8.02 remaining.