Question

Sami purchased 5 comic books priced as shown.

$4.50 $3.75 $3.95 $2.19 $3.24
If sales tax is 9%, what is the total price Sami paid? Round to the nearest cent, if necessary.

Answer 1

19.21

adding all the totals together gives you 17.63 . the sales tax is 1.5867 . add that to the 17.63 and you’ll get 19.21

Answer 2

$19.23

Explanation:

First, add the prices of all 5 comics together. That should equal $17.63. The tax is 9% so that would be 1.5867 or $1.60. In total, Sami paid $19.23.