Question

9. Jeff bought three items of clothing costing $85.50, $18.55, and $19.75.The sales tax rate was 6.5%. How much sales tax did he pay on the threeitems?a.b.c.$6.98$7.76$8.05

Answer 1

Option C is correct.

The sales tax paid on the three items = 8.05 dollars

Step-by-step explanation

The sales tax on the three items that Jeff bought is constant for the 3 items, so, we can add the price of the 3 items and calculate the sales tax on all of that

The total price of the 3 items = 85.50 + 18.55 + 19.75 = 123.8 dollars.

The sales tax rate = 6.5%

Tax paid on all the bought items = 6.5% × 123.8 = 0.065 × 123.8 = 8.047 = 8.05 dollars

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