Question

What is the total cost of a pair of jeans that are priced $50.00 if there is 7 1/2% sales tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

Total cost of a psir of jeans is $53.75.

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

Cost of a pair of jeans that are priced $50.00 .

$7 \frac{1}{2}\% is\ sales\ tax .$

i.e $\frac{15}{2}\% is\ sales\ tax .$

or

7.5 % is the sales tax.

7.5% is written in the decimal form .

$= \frac{7.5}{100}$

= 0.075

Sales tax price = 0.075 × 50

                         =$ 3.75

Total cost of a pair of jeans = Cost of a pair of jeans + sales tax price

                                             = $50 + $3.75

                                             =$53.75

Therefore the Total cost of a psir of jeans is $53.75.

Answer 2

The total cost of the pair of jeans is the sum of the base price and the sales tax which is 7.5% of the base price. This may be expressed as,
                                  TC = 50 + (0.075)(50)
                                   TC = 53.75
Thus, the pair of jeans cost $53.75.