Question

Brandi earned $140 from a summer job to buy new clothes for school. She found several items she would like to buy, but is trying to decide if she has enough money to buy all the items she likes. She found two pairs of shorts for $25 each and four shirts with an average cost of $19 per shirt. She will have to pay 7.5% sales tax.

Answer 1

She will pay a tax of $9.45

Explanation:

The question doesn't seem complete, but since we are given her tax rate, then they would surely ask for the amount of tax she paid. So let's work on this.

We are told that she bought two pairs of shorts and one short goes for $25 each, this implies that she will get the two for:

= $25 × 2

= $50

We are also told that she got four shirts that have an average cost of $19 per shirt. This implies that she will get the four shirt for:

= $19 × 4

= $76

Since she will have to pay a tax of 7.5%, then we will calculate it as:

= 7.5% × ($50 + $76)

= 0.075 × $126

= $9.45

Answer 2

A. $9.45

B. Total cost = $135.45

Explanation:

PART A: If she buys all of the items, how much sales tax will she have to pay?

The sales tax for Brandi's purchase will be $(insert answer here)

PART B: What is the total cost of her purchase including sales tax?

Brandi will spend $(insert answer here) on her purchases, including sales tax.

A.

Total amount earned = $140

Two pairs of shorts = $25 each

Total cost of 2 shorts = 2 shorts × $25 each

= $50

Four shirts = $19 each

Total cost of 4 shirts = 4 × $19

= $76

Amount of Sales tax = 7.5% of Total cost of 2 shorts + Total cost of 4 shirts

= 7.5% ($50 + $76)

= 0.075 × 126

= $9.45

Total cost = Total cost of 2 shorts + Total cost of 4 shirts + Amount of Sales tax

= $50 + $76 + $9.45

= $135.45

Therefore, she has enough money to buy all the items she likes