Question

Matt and Noah are each going to buy a new video game. Noah’s video game costs $27.99 and Matt’s costs $21.99. If sales tax is 6.5%, how much will they each have to pay altogether including tax?

A) Noah's total cost with tax $

Answer 1

To calculate the total cost including tax for Noah's video game, we need to add the cost of the game to the sales tax.

Sales tax on Noah's game = 6.5% of $27.99 = $1.82

Total cost for Noah's game = $27.99 + $1.82 = $29.81

Similarly, for Matt's game:

Sales tax on Matt's game = 6.5% of $21.99 = $1.43

Total cost for Matt's game = $21.99 + $1.43 = $23.42

Therefore, Noah will have to pay $29.81 and Matt will have to pay $23.42 including tax.