Question

You are purchasing four items and want to calculate the tax. The items

cost $2.50, $8.75, $3.00, and $10.25. The tax rate is 6%. How much is the tax?
Calculation With Distribution
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Calculation Without Distribution
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do it with and without distribution thanks :)

Answer 1

Take each individual price and calculate the tax.
2.50 x 6%
2.50 x 0.06 = 0.15
The tax on the $2.50 item is 15 cents.

8.75 x 0.06 = 0.525
The tax on the $8.75 item is 53 cents.

You can find the rest by yourself, just multiply the price by 0.06 to get the tax.

Without distribution:
Add all of the prices together and find the overall tax.
2.50 + 8.75 + 3.00 + 10.25 = 24.50
24.50 x 0.06 = 1.47