Question

elizabeth wants to buy her mother a pair of pearl earrings for mothers day. The earrings cost $50. The sales tax rate is 7.5%. What is the total amount elziabeth will have to pay to purchase this gift?

Answer 1

it would be 50 times 0.075=3.75 sales tax and add that to the cost of the earrings =$53.75

Answer 2

$53.75

Explanation:

Elizabeth wants to buy her mother a pair of pearl earrings for mothers day.

The cost of earrings = $50.00

The sales tax rate = 7.5%

The total amount Elizabeth would pay = 50 +(7.5% of 50)

= 50 +(
`(7.5)/(100)* 50`)

= 50 + (0.075 × 50)

= 50 + 3.75

= $53.75

The total amount would be $53.75 to purchase this gift.