Question

An item is priced at $13.04. If the sales tax is 5%, what does the item cost including sales tax? If necessary, round to the nearest cent.
A.
$13.56
B.
$13.24
C.
$12.39
D.
$13.69

Answer 1

The answer would be D

Answer 2

To find 5% you have to multiply by 0.05 

13.04 * 0.05 = 0.652
When you round it to the nearest cent you get 69 cents
so the answer is D) 13.69