Tiana buys a new cell phone with a retail price of $80.00. The sales tax on the phone is 7%. What is the total cost for the cell phone?

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asked Nov 3, 2019 191k views

2 Answers

Maku · Answer 1 · 2019-11-04T11:05:05+0000

Answer:

85.60

Explanation:

We add the percentage of sales tax to the total. this would mean that we are paying 100% + 7% tax, or 107%.

107% = 107/100 = 1.07; that would give us

80(1.07) = 85.60.

LeMarque · Answer 2 · 2019-11-08T21:30:44+0000

Answer:

$85.60

Explanation:

We add the percentage of sales tax to the total. This means we are paying 100% + 7% tax, or 107%.

107% = 107/100 = 1.07; this gives us

80(1.07) = 85.60.