Question

11. Check for Reasonableness Nate has $50 to spend at the grocery store. He fills his shopping cart with items totaling $46. At checkout he will have to pay 6% sales tax on all items in the cart. Does he have enough money to buy everything in his cart? Explain.​

Answer 1

Yes he can afford to buy everything he wants 46$ even with a 6% sales tax is only 2.76$
That’s only 48.76$ he could even buy maybe one more item

Answer 2

Yes, he has enough money to buy everything in his cart.

Explanation:

If he spent $46 on groceries and has to pay a 6% sales tax, that would just be 6% of $46, and that's $2.76. 46+2.76=48.76. His total is $48.76, which is under $50.