. Juan Ortiz lives in a state having a 6% sales tax. Juan Ortiz purchased items costing the following amounts: $7.35, $8.12, $1.98, $29.50, and $2.40. Compute the total amount of the purchases including tax. a. $49.35 b. $55.35 c. $52.13 d. $52.31
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We can do this by adding the cost of each item: $7.35 + $8.12 + $1.98 + $29.50 + $2.40 = $49.35 Now, we need to find the amount of sales tax on these items. To do this, we can multiply the total cost by the sales tax rate (6% or 0.06): $49.35 * 0.06 = $2.961 Show more…
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