Question

A shirt for $40, jeans for $50 and a watch for $35 are purchased at the mall. If 7% sales tax is charged, what will the total cost of these items be, including tax?

A. $212.50

B. $133.75

C. $116.25

D. $8.75

Answer 1

the answer is b

Explanation:

because if you add 40 + 35 + 50= It would equal 125. Then you add it to 7% and theres your answer.

Answer 2

Answer:B: 133.75$

Explanation:

35 + 40 + 50= 125$

The total sales tax is 7%

We can put this into decimal form 7/100= 0.07

Because we want to just add 7% of the value back on we can also add 1 to that number

1.07

125 x 1.07 = 133.75