Question

Dawn Lingua bought three yards of cloth to make some curtains. The cloth was on sale for $2.25 per yard. How much did Dawn pay for the cloth if the sales tax was 5%?

Answer 1

Dawn paid $7.09.

Explanation:

Dawn Lingua bought cloth to make curtains = 3 yards

Cost of the cloth = $2.25 per yard

Cost of 3 yard cloth = $2.25 × 3 = $6.75

Sales tax was = 5%

Sales tax on the total cost = 5% of 6.75

= (5/100) × 6.75 = 0.05 × 6.75 = $0.3375

Now we add sales tax to the total cost

= 6.75 + 0.3375 = $7.0875 rounded to $7.09

Dawn paid for the cloth with sales tax was $7.09