Question

Coach Smith went to the sporting goods store to get ready for tennis season. He bought 25 containers of tennis balls and 12 packs of grip tape. Sales tax is 5%. How much does Coach Smith owe?

Tennis Ball Containers, each $5.75

Packs of Grip Tape, each $2.50

A) $185.00 C) $182.44

B) $180.75 D) $173.75

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

143.75+ tax(7.1875)= 150.9375 <-- Tennis Ball Containers

30+ tax(1.5)= 31.5 <-- Packs of Grip Tape

150.9375+31.5= 182.4375

This can be rounded up to 182.44 (which is your final answer)