Question

Tina is ordering a pair of shoes that cost $123.99. If the sales tax is 8% and the shipping is $19.99, what is the total cost?

Answer 1

First you want to times 123.99 * 0.08
now round what you get (9.9192) to (9.92)
add that to 123.99 and then add 19.99 (Shipping)
The answer is $153.90

Answer 2

$153.90.

Explanation:

We have been given that Tina is ordering a pair of shoes that cost $123.99. The sales tax is 8% and the shipping is $19.99. We are asked to find the total cost of the shoes.

Let us find 8% of $123.99 as:

`\text{Sales tax}=\$123.99* (8)/(100)`

`\text{Sales tax}=\$123.99* 0.08`

`\text{Sales tax}=\$9.9192`

Total cost of shoes would be original cost plus sales tax plus shipping charges.

`\text{Total cost of shoes}=\$123.99+\$9.9192+\$19.99`

`\text{Total cost of shoes}=\$153.8992`

`\text{Total cost of shoes}\approx \$153.90`

Therefore, the total cost of shoes would be approximately $153.90.