Question

jill bought 14 feet of fabric. the fabric cost $3.25 a foot, including tax. what is the total cost of the fabric?

Answer 1

Answer:

$45.5

Step-by-step explanation:

3.25 times 14 is 45.5

Answer 2

Answer:

$47.74

Step-by-step explanation:

Sales tax rate: 5%;

Price without tax: $3.25 dollars;

Amount of sales tax ≈ $0.16 dollars;

Price with sales tax ≈ $3.41 dollars;

Detailed calculations below:Amount of sales tax =

Sales tax rate × Price without sales tax =

5% × 3.25 =

5/100 × 3.25 =

0.05 × 3.25 =

0.1625 ≈

0.16;

Price with sales tax =

Price without sales tax + Amount of sales tax =

3.25 + 0.1625 =

3.4125 ≈

3.41;

means that we need to do 3.41 times 14 there your answer