Question

A bicycle has a listed price of $687.99 before tax. If the sales tax rate is 8.75%, find the total cost of the bicycle with sales tax included.

Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Answer 1

$748.19

Explanation:

Multiply the percent as a decimal by the original price (0.0875 · 687.99) to get 60.20 when rounded. Then, add this number to the original price to get your total: 687.99 + 60.20 = 748.19

Answer 2

The answer is 748.19$