What was the total grocery bill?
Mrs. Sanders did a lot of shopping at several stores in preparation for Thanksgiving next week. These are the items that she bought at Kroger:
One 19.5 turkey @ $0.89 per pound
5 pounds of sweet potatoes @ $0.59 per pound
2 packages of frozen corn @ $2.68 per package
2 packages of frozen green beans @ $2.49 per package
2 cans of cranberry sauce @ $1.49 per can
1 pumpkin pie @ $3.99
1 caramel apple pie @ $9.99
24 fresh-baked dinner rolls @ $2.99 per dozen
1 pound of butter @ $2.99
1 carton of vanilla ice cream @ $3.50
Mrs. Sanders had a coupon for a 5% discount on her entire purchase.
After 2% sales tax was added to the discounted price, what was her total grocery bill at Kroger?
What don't you understand about this problem?
I don't know how to do the 5% and 2% thing.I got the whole pirce though
After you have the total amount for the groceries, multiply it by 0.95 to find the amount she'd pay after the discount.
Then multiply that by 1.02 to find her total bill.
To find the total grocery bill at Kroger, we need to calculate the cost of each item, apply the discounts, and then add the sales tax.
First, let's calculate the cost of each item:
1. Turkey: 19.5 pounds * $0.89 per pound = $17.36
2. Sweet potatoes: 5 pounds * $0.59 per pound = $2.95
3. Frozen corn: 2 packages * $2.68 per package = $5.36
4. Frozen green beans: 2 packages * $2.49 per package = $4.98
5. Cranberry sauce: 2 cans * $1.49 per can = $2.98
6. Pumpkin pie: $3.99
7. Caramel apple pie: $9.99
8. Dinner rolls: 24 rolls / 12 (dozen) * $2.99 per dozen = $5.98
9. Butter: $2.99
10. Vanilla ice cream: $3.50
Next, let's calculate the total cost before discounts:
$17.36 + $2.95 + $5.36 + $4.98 + $2.98 + $3.99 + $9.99 + $5.98 + $2.99 + $3.50 = $69.08
The coupon offers a 5% discount on the entire purchase, so we need to calculate the discounted price:
Discounted price = $69.08 * (1 - 5%) = $69.08 * 0.95 = $65.63
Finally, we need to apply the 2% sales tax to the discounted price:
Sales tax = $65.63 * 2% = $1.31
Therefore, Mrs. Sanders' total grocery bill at Kroger, after applying the discount and adding the sales tax, is $65.63 + $1.31 = $66.94.