Question

Gabriela buys a basketball for $79 and a soccer ball for $32. She must pay 8.5% sales tax. What is the total amount she must pay?

Answer 1

The basketball and soccer ball together equal $111. With sales tax at 8.5% the tax is $9.44. $111 + $9.44 = 120.44 so, the total amount she will have to pay is $120.44.

Answer 2

$
`120.44` is the total amount Gabriela would pay.

Explanation:

The first step would be to add up the two items.

Basketball: $
`79`

Soccer ball: $
`32`

`79+ 32 = 111`

The next step is to find out the sales tax.

Sales tax:
`8.5`%

To turn the percentage into a decimal, divide it by 100.

`8.5 / 100 = 0.085`

Then, you would need to find the total price. To do that, multiply the total amount by the percentage.

`111 * 0.85 =9.44`

Add it to the total.

`111 + 9.44 = 120.44`

Your total would be $
`120.44`

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