Question

Tiana buys a new cell phone with a retail price of $80.00.
The sales tax on the phone is 7%.

What is the total cost for the cell phone?

Answer 1

Answer:

$85.60

Step-by-step explanation:

We add the percentage of sales tax to the total.  This means we are paying 100% + 7% tax, or 107%.

107% = 107/100 = 1.07; this gives us

80(1.07) = 85.60.

Answer 2

Answer:

85.60

Step-by-step explanation:

We add the percentage of sales tax to the total.  this would mean that we are paying 100% + 7% tax, or 107%.

107% = 107/100 = 1.07; that would give us

80(1.07) = 85.60.