Question

A shipping company charged $15 to ship a package and 5% of the shipping charge for insurance on the package. What was the total cost to ship this particular item?

Answer 1

Take $15 and multiply it by 0.05. You should get 0.75. So you add 0.75 to $15 and you should get $15.75

Explanation:

Answer 2

Take $15 and multiply it by 0.05 (this will get you the percent). You should get 0.75. So you add 0.75 to $15 and you should get $15.75