Question

You go shopping and buy a pair of socks for $3.50 and a shirt for $20. If tax is 6.5%, what is the total cost of your purchase?

Answer 1

$20 + 3.50 = 23.50, but you have a 6.5% tax, so you would say 23.50 ÷ 6.5 = 361.5384615. but rounded is 361.54