Question

1. James buys a video game for his Xbox for $49.99, a controller for $34.95, and a walk through manual for $19.99. The sales tax in his area is 8.25%. What will be the total cost of his purchase?

Answer 1

49.99+34.95+19.99=104.93. 104.93*.0825=8.66, 104.93+8.66=113.59

$113.59 is the total cost with tax.

Answer 2

Hello!

Let's do this step by step.

First, add up the costs of the Xbox, controller, and the walk through manual.

49.99 + 34.95 + 19.99 = 104.93

The total cost of the three items (not including tax) is $104.93.

Sales tax is a tax paid on goods and services, which means it would be added onto the purchase.

To calculate the sales tax, convert the percentage of tax to a decimal, and then multiply the cost of the goods by the decimal, and finally add the two together.

8.25% ÷ 100 = 0.0825

104.93 × 0.0825 = 8.656725

Add the tax to the cost of the items:

104.93 + 8.656725 = 113.586725

This can be rounded to 113.6 to the nearest tenth.

ANSWER:

The cost of James' total purchase will be $113.6.