Approximately, the amount he has to pay is $27.83
Explanation:
Total cost of clothes before tax = $26.50
sales tax = 5%
Amount of sales tax:
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5\text{percent }\times26.5\text{ = }\frac{5}{100}\text{ }\times26.5\text{ } \\ =\text{ 0.05 }\times26.5\text{ = 1.325} \end{gathered}[/tex]The total price he has to pay:
[tex]\begin{gathered} =\text{ amount of sales tax + total cost of clothes before tax} \\ =\text{ \$26.5 + \$1.325} \\ =\text{ \$27.825} \end{gathered}[/tex]Approximately, the amount he has to pay is $27.83
