Question

Bottles of soda are on sale 4 for $5. You need 3 bot-

tles and sales tax is 6%. How much is your total?
You do not have to buy 4 bottles to get the sale
price.
A $3.98
B $5.30
C $2.54
D $3.75

Answer 1

The total cost for 3 bottles of soda with a 6% sales tax is $3.98. Therefore, the correct option is a.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total cost, we first need to calculate the cost per bottle of soda. Since the sale is 4 for $5, each bottle costs $5/4 = $1.25.

Then, multiply the cost per bottle by the number of bottles needed, which is 3. So, the total cost before tax is $1.25 * 3 = $3.75.

To calculate the sales tax, we need to multiply the total cost by 6% (or 0.06) because the sales tax is 6%. So, the sales tax is $3.75 * 0.06 = $0.225.

Finally, we can find the total cost by adding the cost before tax and the sales tax.

Therefore, the total cost is $3.75 + $0.225 = $3.975, which rounds to $3.98 (option A).