Question

a mail order company charges 4 1/2 % for shipping and handling for all orders if the total form order is 54.34 how much is the total before shipping and handling

Answer 1

The total before shipping and handling  is 51.895 .

Step-by-step explanation:

We have , a mail order company charges 4 1/2 % for shipping and handling for all orders if the total form order is 54.34  . We need to calculate how much is the total before shipping and handling . Total price = 54.34 , in which $( 4\frac{1}{2} = 4.5)$% are company charges for shipping and handling :

$Charges = \frac{Price(4.5)}{100}$

⇒ $Charges = \frac{Price(4.5)}{100}$

⇒ $Charges = \frac{(54.34\\)(4.5)}{100}$

⇒ $Charges = 2.445$

Also, Total charges = Product cost + Company charges

⇒ $54.34 = Product + 2.445$

⇒ $Product =51.895$

∴  The total before shipping and handling  is 51.895 .