Question

A mattress store in Stafford purchased a mattress at a cost of $255 and marked it up 100%. Later on, Cassie bought the mattress. If the sales tax in Stafford is 11%, how much did she pay in all?

Answer 1

Answer: 278.18

sorry if it's wrong

Step-by-step explanation: if you divide 255 by 11 you get 23.18181818181

so if you simplify you get 23.18 so that is the tax plus the original payment which is 278.18

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is $566.10

Step-by-step explanation: IXL