You are purchasing four items and want to calculate the tax. The items
cost $2.50, $8.75, $3.00, and $10.25. The tax rate is 6%. How much is the tax? I am just confused on the Calculation Without Distribution part! Please help!
Add the four items. Multiply the sum by 0.06 to find the tax.
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Thank you Ms. Sue!
To calculate the tax without distributing the tax rate to each item individually, you would need to find the total cost of the items first, and then apply the tax rate to that total.
Here's how you can do it step by step:
1. Add up the costs of the items:
$2.50 + $8.75 + $3.00 + $10.25 = $24.50 (total cost of the items)
2. Calculate the tax amount:
Tax rate: 6%
Total cost of the items: $24.50
To find the tax amount, multiply the total cost of the items by the tax rate:
$24.50 * 0.06 = $1.47 (tax amount)
So, in this case, the tax amount is $1.47.
To sum it up:
1. Add up the costs of the items: $2.50 + $8.75 + $3.00 + $10.25 = $24.50
2. Multiply the total cost of the items by the tax rate (0.06) to find the tax amount: $24.50 * 0.06 = $1.47