Question

Even after that large purchase at Best Buy, you decide to go to Target to grab a few things that you missed. You purchase WWE 2K21 for $49.99, Starbucks Vanilla Coffee for $13.99, the new Keurig K550 for $179.99, and a pair of jeans for $17.99. The state sales tax is 6%.

Based on this information, answer the questions that follow.

Answer 1

The total amount spent at Target is $277.68.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total cost of the purchases, we need to sum up the prices of WWE 2K21 ($49.99), Starbucks Vanilla Coffee ($13.99), the new Keurig K550 ($179.99), and the pair of jeans ($17.99). This gives us a total cost of $261.96.

To find the sales tax, we convert the 6% tax rate to a decimal (0.06) and multiply it by the total cost: 0.06 * $261.96 = $15.72. So, the sales tax is $15.72.

The final amount to pay is the total cost plus the sales tax: $261.96 + $15.72 = $277.68. Therefore, the total amount spent at Target is $277.68.