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$42 plus 5% shipping and handling. What was the total cost?

User Bbousq
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Answer:

$44.10

Explanation:

Change 5% to a decimal to do the calculation.

5% is .05

(to change % to a decimal, divide by 100 or move the decimal two places to the left.)

Multiply.

42 × .05

gives you 2.1

This is $2.10 for shipping and handling.

Add together.

$42 + $2.10

= $44.10

A $42 purchase with 5% shipping and handling is going to be a total of $44.10

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