Question

Mrs. Stephan took her children to pick out pumpkins. Cater picked out a pumpkin priced $20, and Isabel picked out a pumpkin priced $13. How much did Mrs. Stephan pay for both pumpkins, including 7% sales tax?

Answer 1

$35.31

Explanation:

(20+13) x (1+0.07)

Answer 2

$35.31

Explanation:

(20+13) x (1+0.07) = 35.31

You add the price of both pumpkins together to get the price of the pumpkins before tax. Then you multiply it by (1 + 0.07) because 1 is the regular price plus the sales tax which is a percent that can be converted to decimal to 0.07. You multiply these together and get 35.31