Question

Len made the following purchases: a hammer for $8.29, lightbulbs for$4.99, and curtain rods for $17.49. He paid 4% sales tax. Calculatehis total purchase.a. $32b. $30.77c. $1.23d. $31

Answer 1

`A\text{ : \$ 32}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to get the total purchase amount

What we have to do here is to sum up the values of the individual purchased items, then find 4% of it , then we add to the total sum

Mathematically, let us start with the sum of the values of the items

We have this as:

`8.29\text{ + 4.99 + 17.49 = \$30.77}`

We proceed to find 4% of this and add to the sum above

Mathematically, we have this as:

`30.77\text{ + (}(4)/(100)\text{ }*\text{ 30.77) = \$32}`