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Carol bought a pair of jeans for $12.95 and a belt for $3.79. The sales tax is $1.01. Carol gave the store clerk a $20.00 bill. How much change should she get back? Calculate total cost: Total cost = Jeans + Belt + Sales Tax Total cost = $12.95 + $3.79 + $1.01 Total cost = $17.75 Calculate...

A bill at a resturant came to $95.75. There is 7.5% sales tax added on. You want to leave a 20% tip to the total bill, after tax. How much money will you need to leave for the bill altogether? Since the tip is after tax, we have: Total Bill = Pre-tax Bill * (1 + Sales Tax Percent) * (1 + Tip...

3 cases of fresh apples that cost $21.95 per case with 20% off and a 7.5% sales tax Figure out the total cost before the discount: Total Cost before discount = Cases * Price per case Total Cost before discount = 3 cases * $21.95 per case Total Cost before discount = $65.85 Now, find the...

A woman whose income for the year was $42,800 paid $10,700 in taxes. What percent of her income did she pay in taxes? Tax Percent = Tax Amount / Income * 100% Tax Percent = $10,700 / $42,800 * 100% Tax Percent = 0.25 * 100% Tax Percent = 25%

Brendan bought an aquarium originally priced at $50 but on sale for 50% off. After 12% sales tax, what was the total cost? 50% off of 50 means they pay half, or 1/2(50) = 25. Now, this gets taxed at 12%. So we multiply 25 * 1.12 Total Cost = 25(1.12) Total Cost = $28

A restaurant bill comes to $28.35. Find the total cost if the tax is 6.25% and a 20% tip is left on the amount before tax. Calculate the tip: Tip = Bill Before Tax * Tip % Tip = $28.35 * 20% Tip = $5.67 Calculate Tax: Tax = Bill without Tip * Tax % Tax = $28.35 * 6.25% Tax = $1.77 Total Cost...

Denise buys a soda for 90 cents, a candy bar for $1.20 and a bag of chips for $2.90. Assuming a 3.5 percent sales tax, how much change would she receive from a $10 bill 1. Change = $10 - Total Bill Total Bill = (Soda + Candy Bar + Bag of Chips) * 1.035 Total Bill = ($0.90 + $1.20 + $2.90) *...

Leo and Zach went to lunch at a cafe. They ordered a spinach salad for $6.55, a tuna sandwich for $4.75, and 2 glasses of lemonade for $0.85 each. The tax was $1.30. They gave the waiter $15.00. How much change should they have received? Change = Cash - Total Bill - Tax Change = $15 - ($6.55 +...

The property taxes on a boat were $375. What was the tax rate if the boat was valued at $75,000? Tax Rate = Tax Amount / Purchase Price Tax Rate = 375 / 75,000 Tax Rate = 0.005 Tax Rates are generally expressed in percentages, so the percentage = 0.005 * 100 = 0.5%.

The original price of a computer was $895.00. Eleanor had a 25% off coupon which she was able to use to make the purchase. If sales tax of 6.5% was added after the discount was taken, how much did Eleanor pay altogether for the computer? First, apply the discount: $895 * 25% = $223.75 $895 -...

the price of a remote control helicopter is $34.40. a remote control boat costs 4/5 the price of the helicopter. sales tax on the remote control boat is 8%.what is the price of the remote control boat, including sales tax? round your answer to the nearest penny 4/5 of 34.40 = $27.52 Add sales...

Jose bought a shirt for $25.00. The sales tax was 8%. If Jose paid with $40, what was his change? Total Bill is 25 * 1.08 = $27 Change due = 40 - 27 = $13

If sales tax is currently 8.2%, write an algebraic expression representing the amount of sales tax you would have to pay for an item that costs D dollars. 8.2% is 0.082 as a decimal. So we have: Sales Tax Paid = 0.082D

The property taxes on a house were $810. What was the tax rate if the house was valued at $90,000 Tax rate = Property Tax Amount/House Value Tax rate = 810/90000 Tax Rate = 0.009, or as a percentage, 0.9%

The tax on 1 dollar is 7 cents. What is the tax on 5 dollars? Two ways you can do this: Every 1 dollar has 7 cents, so every 5 dollars has (1 * 5) = (7 * 5) = 35 cents 7 cents is 7% of 1 dollar. So 7% of 5 dollars is 35 cents