Question

Santiago buys a new television for $989.76. If

the sales tax rate is 8.75%, what is the total cost
of the television?

Answer 1

$1076.36

Explanation:

The full price before tax can be represented by 1.00($989.76), and the 8.75% tax by 0.0875($989.76)

which can be combined to obtain the total cost: (1.0875)($989.76) = $1076.36