Question

Moe blunt came into jan's hardware store and purchased a hammer for $16.75 plus a 5% tax. the total sales plus tax was:

Answer 1

We are trying to figure out how much was paid altogether. All we have to do is add $16.75 + 5%

But we have to figure out what 5% is first. We can do this by multiplying them together.

5% = 0.05

$16.75 x 0.05 = 0.8375

Now we just have to add :)

$16.75 + $0.8375 = 17.5075

Or if this number is rounded it would be $17.50

Good Luck! :)