Question

Anthony decided to buy two DVDs that were not included in the deal. His price before tax was $19.99. What was the cost of the two DVDs after the 8.25% tax was added?

Answer 1

Given:

Price before tax was $19.99.

To find:

The cost of the two DVDs after the 8.25% tax was added.

Solution:

We have,

Price of two DVDs before tax = $19.99

Rate of tax = 8.25%

Thus,

Tax = 8.25% of price of two DVDs before tax

`Tax=(8.25)/(100)* 19.99`

`Tax=1.649175`

`Tax\approx 1.65`

Now,

`\text{Cost of two DVDs after tax = Cost of two DVDs before tax + Tax}`

`= \$19.99 + \$1.65`

`= \$21.64`

Therefore, the cost of 2 DVDs after the tax is $21.64.