Tai went to a shopping mall. He spent $25.75 on a chirt, $15.49 on a hat and $9.95 on a poster, before tax. tax was 8.25% on all purchase. What was the total cost of tai's purchases, including tax? How do I do this?
Add the costs of the three purchases together.
Then multiply that number by 1.0825 to find the total cost.
Why multiply by 1.0835?
Tai went to a shopping mall. He bought a shirt for $25.75, a hat of $15.49, and a poster for $9.95. Tax was 8% on all purchases. What was the total cost of Tai’s purchases, including tax?
To find the total cost of Tai's purchases, including tax, we need to calculate the tax amount on each item and then add it to the original price of each item.
First, let's calculate the tax on each item. The tax rate is 8.25%, which means you need to multiply each item's price by 0.0825 (or 8.25/100) to find the tax amount.
For the shirt:
Tax on the shirt = $25.75 * 0.0825 = $2.12 (rounded to two decimal places)
For the hat:
Tax on the hat = $15.49 * 0.0825 = $1.28 (rounded to two decimal places)
For the poster:
Tax on the poster = $9.95 * 0.0825 = $0.82 (rounded to two decimal places)
Next, we can calculate the total cost of Tai's purchases by adding the original price of each item to its respective tax amount.
Total cost of Tai's purchases = (Cost of shirt + Tax on shirt) + (Cost of hat + Tax on hat) + (Cost of poster + Tax on poster)
Total cost of Tai's purchases = ($25.75 + $2.12) + ($15.49 + $1.28) + ($9.95 + $0.82)
Now, let's calculate the total cost:
Total cost of Tai's purchases = $27.87 + $16.77 + $10.77
Total cost of Tai's purchases = $55.41
Therefore, the total cost of Tai's purchases, including tax, is $55.41.