Question

Joanna bought a jacket for $31.15, a pair of gloves for $7.75,and a scarf for $6.50 the sales tax is 4 percent and all items are taxable. What is the total cost Joanna will pay for the items

Answer 1

the easiest way to solve this is add all the prices, then add in the sales tax.
31.15+7.75+6.5 = 45.40*1.04 = $47.22