Question

Savannah buys a softball for $20 plus a 6% tax. Victoria buys a jacket for $13plus a 6% tax. Enter the difference in the amount Savannah and Victoria paid,including tax. Round your answer to the nearest cent

Answer 1

First, let's calculate how moch did Savannah pay:

$20+20\cdot\frac{6}{100}\rightarrow21.20$

Now, let's calculate how much did Victoria pay:

$13+13\cdot\frac{6}{100}\rightarrow13.78$

Subsctracting both amounts,

$21.20-13.78=7.42$

We get that the difference is $7.42