Question

Marsha went shopping at Best Buy and spent $75.25. If the sales tax was 8.75%, how much was her total bill?

Answer 1

$81.83

Explanation:

Amount spent: £75.25

Sales tax: 8.75%

1% of 75.25 = 0.7525

0.7525 x 8.75 = 6.584375

75.25 + 6.584375 = 81.834375

As this question involves money it needs to be rounded to 2 decimal places:

$81.83

Answer 2

The answer is 81.834375

Explanation:

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