Use proportional relationships to solve the following problem. Riley needs to earn enough money to purchase a new jacket. The one he likes best is $49.99. His state sales tax is 7.25%. How much money does he need to earn round to the nearest dollar
To solve this problem using proportional relationships, we need to find the total amount of money Riley needs to earn, including the sales tax.
The sales tax is calculated as a percentage of the purchase price. In this case, the sales tax is 7.25% of $49.99.
To find the amount of sales tax, multiply the purchase price by the sales tax rate:
Sales tax = 7.25/100 * $49.99
Now, add the sales tax to the purchase price to find the total amount of money Riley needs to earn:
Total amount = $49.99 + Sales tax
To round the answer to the nearest dollar, we can use the rounding rules:
- If the digit after the dollar is less than 5, we round down.
- If the digit after the dollar is 5 or greater, we round up.
So, let's calculate:
Sales tax = 7.25/100 * $49.99
= 0.0725 * $49.99
= $3.62477575
Rounded to the nearest dollar, the sales tax is $4.
Total amount = $49.99 + $4
= $53.99
Therefore, Riley needs to earn approximately $54 (rounded to the nearest dollar) to purchase the new jacket.
To find out how much money Riley needs to earn, we need to add the sales tax to the price of the jacket.
First, we need to calculate the sales tax amount. To do this, we can use the proportion:
7.25% / 100% = x / 49.99
Cross-multiplying:
(7.25/100) * 49.99 = x
X = 3.624275 ≈ 3.62
Therefore, the sales tax amount is approximately $3.62.
To find out how much money Riley needs to earn, we add the sales tax to the price of the jacket:
49.99 + 3.62 = 53.61
Therefore, Riley needs to earn approximately $53.61 to purchase the new jacket. Rounded to the nearest dollar, he needs to earn $54.
To solve this problem using proportional relationships, we can set up the following proportion:
(original price) / 100 = (final price) / (100 + sales tax rate)
Let's calculate the amount of sales tax first.
Sales tax = (sales tax rate) * (original price)
Sales tax = 7.25% * $49.99
To calculate the amount of sales tax, convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100:
Sales tax = 0.0725 * $49.99
Next, let's calculate the final price of the jacket.
Final price = (original price) + (sales tax)
Final price = $49.99 + (0.0725 * $49.99)
Now, let's calculate how much money Riley needs to earn (rounded to the nearest dollar).
Money needed = round(Final price)
Money needed = round($49.99 + (0.0725 * $49.99))
Calculating the final amount:
Money needed = round( $49.99 + (0.0725 * $49.99) )
Money needed = round( $49.99 + $3.623675 )
Money needed = round( $53.613675 )
Therefore, rounding to the nearest dollar, Riley needs to earn $54.
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I apologize for any confusion caused. Let's solve the problem again using proportional relationships.
The sales tax rate is 7.25%, which can be written as 0.0725.
Let x represent the amount of money Riley needs to earn.
We can set up the proportion:
(x / 1) = ($49.99 / (1 + 0.0725))
Cross-multiplying:
x = ($49.99 / 1.0725)
Calculating x:
x ≈ $46.56
Therefore, Riley needs to earn approximately $46.56 to purchase the new jacket. Rounded to the nearest dollar, he needs to earn $47.