Question

Marnie Walsh purchased a deluxe dictionary for $38.75 and a full-color atlas for $41.10. The state sales tax is 6%, the city tax is 2.5%, and the county tax is 1%. What is the total purchase price?

Answer 1

tax=2.5+6+1=9.5
deluxe=38.75x1.095=42.43125
fc atlas=41.10x1.095=45.0045
total purchase price=87.43576
rounded=87.44

Answer 2

Answer:

$87.44

Step-by-step explanation:

Marnie's total bill is $38.75+41.10=79.85$

We need to calculate the 3 types of taxes on 79.85 and add all of those.

• Sales Tax of 6%: $79.85*0.06=4.791$
• City Tax of 2.5%: $79.85*0.025=1.99625$
• Country Tax of 1%: $79.85*0.01=0.7985$

All 3 taxes total = $4.791+1.99625+0.7985=7.58575$

Adding taxes' total to total bill, we get $79.85+7.58575=87.43575$

Hence, total purchase price (rounded to 2 decimal places) is $87.44