Sophia is buying her first car. She wants a Volkswagen Jetta. It costs $21,345 plus $2,500 for upgrades like floor mats and a sunroof. The Georgia sales tax on the car will be 7%. What will be the total of her loan with upgrades including sales tax? Round to the nearest whole number.
What will be the total of the car price plus upgrades? show your work. ADD the price of the car and the price of the upgrades(without any tax).
How do you know find 7% of your total in part A? Show your proportion and work. Explain your process. Multiply the total cost from Part A by 7% (0.07). You found 7% of the upgrades, but you also need 7% of the price of the car.
What will be the total of Safia's loan with upgrades INCLUDING sales tax? Show your work. You have the upgrades + tax. She also has to pay for the car. Find the total cost in Part A, the tax in Part B, and then add them together for the total purchase price.
To find the total of the car price plus upgrades, we add the cost of the car ($21,345) with the cost of the upgrades ($2,500).
$21,345 + $2,500 = $23,845
To find 7% of this total, we multiply it by 0.07.
$23,845 x 0.07 = $1,669.15
Therefore, the sales tax on the car will be approximately $1,669.15.
To find the total of Safia's loan with upgrades including sales tax, we add the total cost of the car ($23,845) with the sales tax ($1,669.15).
$23,845 + $1,669.15 = $25,514.15
Therefore, the total of Safia's loan with upgrades including sales tax will be approximately $25,514.