Shardell and Marsha are planning a party. Since they are both hosting, they have agreed to spilt 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? (1 point)
The total cost for the catering, venue, and DJ is $325 + $250 + $375 = $<<325+250+375=950>>950.
The cost with state tax is $950 * 9% = $<<950*9*.01=85.50>>85.50.
Shardell's portion will cost $950 / 2 + $85.50 / 2 = $475 + $42.75 = $<<475+42.75=517.75>>517.75. Answer: \boxed{517.75}.
To find Shardell's portion, we need to calculate half of the cost for each item and then add up these amounts.
First, let's calculate half of the catering bill:
Half of $325 is $325/2 = $162.50
Next, let's calculate half of the venue bill:
Half of $250 is $250/2 = $125
Finally, let's calculate half of the DJ bill:
Half of $375 is $375/2 = $187.50
Now, we need to calculate the total cost, including the 9% state tax:
Total cost before tax = $162.50 + $125 + $187.50 = $475
State tax amount = 9% of $475 = $475 * 0.09 = $42.75
Total cost after tax = $475 + $42.75 = $517.75
Therefore, Shardell's portion will cost $517.75.
To find Shardell's portion of the cost, we need to add up the bills and then divide the total by 2.
The catering bill is $325, the venue bill is $250, and the DJ bill is $375.
So, the total cost of the bills is $325 + $250 + $375 = $950.
Since Shardell and Marsha agreed to split the cost in half, we need to divide the total cost by 2.
Therefore, Shardell's portion of the cost will be $950 / 2 = $475.
Now we need to calculate the state tax. The state tax is 9% of Shardell's portion, which is $475.
To find the tax, we multiply Shardell's portion by the tax rate:
$475 * 0.09 = $42.75 (rounded to two decimal places).
Finally, we add the tax to Shardell's portion to find the final cost:
Shardell's portion = $475 + $42.75 = $517.75.
Therefore, Shardell's portion of the cost will be $517.75.