Question

Gabe is buying a pair of jeans at a local store that are priced at $45. He knows that the country he lives in has at 8% sales tax added onto the list price. If gabe has a gift card for $50, Will It cover the cost of the jeans and the tax?

Answer 1

Answer:

If gabe has a gift card for $50 then it will cover the cost of jeans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Gabe is buying a pair of jeans at a local store that are priced at $45.

He knows that the country he lives in has an 8% tax added onto the list price.

Now, if gabe has a gift card for $50 to get will it cover the cost of jeans.

Price of a pair of jeans = $45.

Tax = 8%.

Now, getting the amount of jeans including tax when Gabe has $50 gift card:

$50 ≥ $45 + 8% of $45

= $50\geq 45+\frac{8}{100} \times 45$

$=50\geq 45+0.08\times 45$

$=50\geq 45+3.6$

$=50\geq 48.6$

So, the amount of jeans including tax = $48.6.

Thus, the amount of gift card is more than the cost of pair of jeans.

Therefore, if gabe has a gift card for $50 then it will cover the cost of jeans.