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%?
3 * 2.25 * 1.05 = ?
To find out how much Dawn paid for the cloth, we need to calculate the cost before tax and then add the sales tax amount.
First, let's find the cost of the cloth before tax. Dawn bought three yards of cloth, and it was priced at $2.25 per yard. So, the cost before tax can be calculated by multiplying the price per yard ($2.25) by the number of yards (3):
Cost before tax = $2.25 × 3 = $6.75
Now, let's calculate the sales tax amount. The sales tax rate is given as 5%. To find the tax amount, we can multiply the cost before tax by the tax rate:
Tax amount = $6.75 × 5% = $0.3375
To find out the total amount paid by Dawn, we need to add the tax amount to the cost before tax:
Total amount paid = Cost before tax + Tax amount
= $6.75 + $0.3375
= $7.0875
Therefore, Dawn paid $7.09 for the cloth if the sales tax was 5%.