Shardell and Marsha are planning a party. Since they are both hosting, they have agreed to split the cost for everything in half. The catering bill is $325, the venue bill is $250, and the DJ is $375. If state tax is 9%, what will Shardell’s portion cost?

It is 517.75 I is right

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anonymously is right.

To find Shardell's portion of the cost, we need to find the total cost of all the party expenses and then split it equally between Shardell and Marsha.

Let's calculate the total cost of all the party expenses first:
Catering bill: $325
Venue bill: $250
DJ cost: $375

Total party expense = Catering bill + Venue bill + DJ cost
Total party expense = $325 + $250 + $375
Total party expense = $950

Now, we need to find Shardell's portion, which is half of the total party expense. So we divide the total party expense by 2:
Shardell's portion = Total party expense / 2
Shardell's portion = $950 / 2
Shardell's portion = $475

However, we also need to calculate the state tax on Shardell's portion. The state tax is 9%, so we need to add 9% of Shardell's portion to the total:
State tax on Shardell's portion = (9/100) * Shardell's portion
State tax on Shardell's portion = (9/100) * $475
State tax on Shardell's portion = $42.75

Finally, we add the state tax to Shardell's portion to get the final amount that Shardell will pay:
Shardell's total cost = Shardell's portion + State tax on Shardell's portion
Shardell's total cost = $475 + $42.75
Shardell's total cost = $517.75

Therefore, Shardell's portion for the party will cost $517.75.