Question

You went to Walmart and spend $75. Of the total bill, $45.50 included non-taxable items. How much is the final bill if you apply a 7.5% tax to the taxable items?

Answer 1

We have been given that you went to Walmart and spend $75. Of the total bill, $45.50 included non-taxable items.

Let us find the amount of taxable items by subtracting amount of non-taxable items from total bill.

`\text{Amount of taxable items}=\$75-\$45.50`

`\text{Amount of taxable items}=\$29.50`

We have been given that the rate of tax is 7.5% to the taxable items. To find the amount of tax, we will find 7.5% of $29.50.

`\text{Amount of tax}=\$25.50* (7.5)/(100)`

`\text{Amount of tax}=\$25.50* 0.075`

`\text{Amount of tax}=\$2.2125`

Final amount of bill would be amount of bill plus amount of tax.

`\text{Final amount of bill}=\$75+\$2.2125`

`\text{Final amount of bill}=\$77.2125`

Therefore, final amount of bill would be
`\$77.2125`.