Question

Jake wanted to buy candy for $4.87 with a 6% sales tax. He has a $5.00 bill. Does he have enough for his candy?Yes or No

Answer 1

The candy cost $4.87, and the sales tax is 6%, which means the sales tax can be calculated as follows;

`\begin{gathered} \text{Cost}=4.87 \\ \text{Sales tax}=4.87*(6)/(100) \\ \text{Sales tax}=4.87*0.06 \\ \text{Sales tax}=0.2922 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the total cost inclusive of sales tax would be;

`\begin{gathered} \text{Cost}+\text{Sales tax}=4.87+0.2922 \\ \text{Cost}+\text{Sales tax}=5.1622 \end{gathered}`

ANSWER:

The total cost would be $5.1622

Hence, Jake does not have enough for his candy

The answer is NO