Question

Carmen lives in Maine and pays 5% in sales tax. She just bought $70 in

groceries, but $25 worth of those groceries were not taxable. What is the total
amount that Carmen paid for the groceries, including sales tax?
O A. $72.25
O B. $73.50
O c. $70.35
O D. $70.23

Answer 1

A) $72.25

step by step explanation

70-25=45

45x.05=2.25

2.25+45=47.25

47.25+25=72.25

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A.

Explanation:

Let's start by analyzing the information we have.

We know that Carmen pays 5% tax on everything she buys, and has made a purchase of $ 70.

But they also tell us that there is $ 25 of that purchase that will not be charged with taxes.

Therefore, what will be charged with taxes will be:

70-25 = 45

Now we must know how much is 5% of 45 and that we can find out by multiplying 45 by 0,05:

45.0,05 = 2,25

Now that we know that the tax was 2.25, we just have to add it to the total purchase to find out how much Carmen paid:

2.25 + 70 = 72.25

Therefore, the total value of the purchase is 72.25.