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Terry bought 2 shirts for $14 each, 2 pair of socks for $2.99 a pair, and a pair of slacksfor $25.00. The sales tax rate is 6.5%. How much did he pay? (Enter the dollar amountonly. Round to the nearest cent.)

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Step-by-step explanation:

Terry bought 2 shirts for $14 each.

That is $28 on shirts

2 pair of socks for $2.99

That is $5.98 on socks

A pair of slacks for $25

The sales tax rate is 6.5% or 6.5/100 or 0.065

We want to know how much he paid.

Adding all the items he bought together, we have:

$28 + $5.98 + $25

= $58.98

Next, we apply the sales tax rate.

Take 6.5% of $58.98

This is: $58.98 * 0.065

= $3.83

Finally, add the sales tax with the amount we got

$58.98 + $3.83

= $62.81

He paid $62.81 in total

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