Question

Marcella Heinz purchased office supplies at Office Emporium for $107.64. She then purchased an English-Spanish dictionary for $16.95 at Books And So On. For these purchases she paid state sales tax of 7.5% and the county tax of 0.5%. What is the total amount of tax on her purchases, to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

The total amount of tax on her purchases to the nearest cent will be $9.97

Step-by-step explanation

Marcella Heinz purchased office supplies for $107.64 and then she purchased an English-Spanish dictionary for $16.95

So, the total amount of her purchases
`=\$107.64+\$16.95=\$ 124.59`

On the total amount of the purchases, she paid state sales tax of 7.5% and the county tax of 0.5%

So, the amount of the state sales tax
`=\$124.59*7.5\%= \$124.59*0.075=\$9.34425`

and the amount of county tax
`=\$124.59*0.5\% =\$124.59*0.005 = \$0.62295`

Thus, the total amount of tax on her purchases
`=\$9.34425+\$0.62295= \$9.9672 \approx 9.97` (Rounded to the nearest cent)