Question

1.

For a birthday party, Marissa bought three cartons of ice cream at $4.59 each and two packages of plastic
bowls at $3.00 each. If food is not taxed and non-emergency grocery items are taxed at the rate of 5%, what
was her total bill?

Answer 1

$20.07

Explanation:

You want Marissa's total bill when she bought three cartons of ice cream at $4.59 each and two packages of plastic bowls at $3.00 each, with the plastic being taxed at 5%.

Extended amounts

The amount for each item will be the product of the cost per unit and the number of units.

ice cream total = 3 × $4.59 = $13.77

plastic total = 2 × $3.00 = $6.00

Tax

The tax is applied only to the plastic, so the amount of tax is ...

5% × $6.00 = $0.30

Total bill

The total bill is the sum of the item costs and the tax:

$13.77 +6.00 +0.30 = $20.07

Marissa's total bill was $20.07.