The total cost of a $2,099 couch including the 6.5% sales tax is $ 2235.435
<u>Solution:</u>
Given that,
cost of couch = $ 2099
Sales tax = 6.5%
<em><u>Finding the total cost of couch with sales tax:</u></em>
Total cost of couch = selling price of couch + sales tax on the selling price of couch
Plugging in values we get,
<em>Total cost of couch = $ 2,099 + 6.5% sales tax on $ 2099</em>
Taking "2099" as common term, we get,
On solving brackets,
Hence, the total cost of the couch is found as $ 2235.435
