Question

Marnie Walsh purchased a deluxe dictionary for $38.75 and a full-color atlas for $41.10. The state sales tax is 6%, the city tax is 2.5%, and the county tax is 1%. What is the total purchase price?

Answer 1

tax=2.5+6+1=9.5
deluxe=38.75x1.095=42.43125
fc atlas=41.10x1.095=45.0045
total purchase price=87.43576
rounded=87.44

Answer 2

$87.44

Explanation:

Marnie's total bill is
`38.75+41.10=79.85`

We need to calculate the 3 types of taxes on 79.85 and add all of those.

• Sales Tax of 6%:
  `79.85*0.06=4.791`
• City Tax of 2.5%:
  `79.85*0.025=1.99625`
• Country Tax of 1%:
  `79.85*0.01=0.7985`

All 3 taxes total =
`4.791+1.99625+0.7985=7.58575`

Adding taxes' total to total bill, we get
`79.85+7.58575=87.43575`

Hence, total purchase price (rounded to 2 decimal places) is $87.44