Assignment
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finding the total cost of a purchase
clothing price (100%)
$26.50
added tax
(5%)
darrien purchases some clothes for a total of $26.50,
before tax. sales tax in his state is 5 percent. what is
the total price he has to pay for the clothes?
step 1: (original price)(tax percent) = amount of tax
total cost
step 2: original price + amount of tax = $
1) intro

$27.83

Step-by-step explanation:

(Original Price)(Tax Percent) = Amount

Remember to turn the percent into decimal form first!

(26.50)(0.05) = 1.325

Do not round the results until you are done solving the problem!

(Original Price) + (Amount Tax) = $$$

(26.50) + (1.325) = 27.825

Round the results now!

$27.83

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