Question

Karina purchased 5 yard a fabric costing $7.99/yard, two spools of thread at $1.25/spool and a pattern costing $5.25 . what was the total amount of her purchase before tax?

Answer 1

Given:

She purchased:

5 yard of fabric at $7.99/yard

2 spools of thread at $1.25/spool

1 pattern at $5.25

We can calculate the total amount of her purchase before tax by summing the cost of each item without tax.

The total amount:

`\text{Total amount = cost of yard }*\text{ number of yards purchased + cost of thread }*\text{ number of spools + cost of pattern }* Number\text{ of pattern}`

Substituting we have:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Total amount = 7.99}*\text{ 5 + 1.25}*2\text{ + 5.25 }*\text{ 1} \\ =47.7 \end{gathered}`

Hence, the total amount of her purchase before tax is $47.7

Answer: $47.7