Question

Martin Pincher purchased a snow shovel for $28.61, a winter coat for $23.27, and some rock salt for $7.96. He must pay the state tax of 5 percent, the county tax of 0.5 percent and the city tax of 2.5 percent. What is the total purchase price?

Answer 1

Hi Martin,

To calculate the total purchase price of your items, you'll need to apply the state, county, and city taxes to the total purchase cost of all three items.

The total purchase cost of all three items is:

Snow shovel: $28.61

Winter coat: $23.27

Rock salt: $7.96

Total purchase cost: $59.84

Now, we apply the applicable taxes:

State tax: 5% of $59.84 = $2.99

County tax: 0.5% of $59.84 = $0.30

City tax: 2.5% of $59.84 = $1.49

Total taxes: $2.99 + $0.30 + $1.49 = $4.78

Therefore, the total purchase price is:

Total purchase cost + Total taxes = $59.84 + $4.78 = $64.62