1. Dawn Lingua bought three yards of cloth to make some curtains. The cloth was on sale for $2.25 per
yard. How much did Dawn pay for the cloth if the sales tax was 5%?
A. $8.07
(B.) $2.36
C. $7.25
D. $7.09
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To find out how much Dawn paid for the cloth, we need to calculate the cost of the cloth without sales tax and then add the sales tax amount.
First, let's calculate the cost of the cloth without sales tax. Dawn bought three yards of cloth at a price of $2.25 per yard. To find the total cost, we multiply the price per yard by the number of yards:
3 yards * $2.25/yard = $6.75
The cost of the cloth without sales tax is $6.75.
Next, let's calculate the sales tax amount. The sales tax is 5% of the cost of the cloth without tax. To find this, we multiply the cost without tax by the tax rate (in decimal form):
$6.75 * 0.05 = $0.3375
The sales tax amount is $0.3375.
Finally, let's add the sales tax amount to the cost of the cloth without tax to find the total amount paid:
$6.75 + $0.3375 = $7.0875
Since we are dealing with money, we should round the answer to two decimal places, giving us $7.09.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D. Dawn paid $7.09 for the cloth.