Question

Tom buys $22.00 plus 7% sales tax. His cousin buys a shirt for $18.00 plus 4% sales tax.

a. How much do Tom and his cousin pay for the shirts? Show your work

b. Who spent more on tax?

I don't know what I'm suppose to do here. Am I suppose to multiply the percents that I turn into decimal? Or do I divide? What do I do? Can y'all show me? Please!

Answer 1

Try both methods. Which gives you reasonable answers?

Answer 2

But they said plus so...it's probably multiplying.

Multiplying: Tom= 1.54+ 22.00= 23.54
Cousin= 0.72+ 18.00= 18.72

Tom spent more on tax right? I think I'm right. Am I Ms. Sue?

Answer 3

What is the answer for a? Your answers are right. But you haven't finished the problem.

Your answer for b is correct.

Answer 4

Ohhhh I get it. The first part I know...YESSSS thanks ma'am!! YOUR AWESOME!

Answer 5

You did it yourself! :-)

Answer 6

. . .Kind to think of it I did...BUT YOU HELPED ME THINK OF IT! So yeah, THANKS!!!

Answer 7

For part a I got
Tom= 22 × 0.07= 1.54 + 22.00 = $23.54~ ~ Cousin= 18× 0.04= 0.72 + 18.00= $18.72

TA DAAAA!!!

Answer 8

So Tom spent more tax?

Answer 9

Or did his cousin?

Answer 10

tom did

Answer 11

Thank you :3

Answer 12

Ms. Sue is so kind in helping people with questions. Ms. Sue, you have a new stan! :D

Answer 13

thnx

Answer 14

i am kinda confuseded huggy wuggy

Answer 15

wait sooo... what??

Answer 16

Connexus Applications of percent unit test part 2 question 2 for 2021

A.
Tom= 22 × 0.07= 1.54 + 22.00 = $23.54~ ~ Cousin= 18× 0.04= 0.72 + 18.00= $18.72
B. tom spent more on tax

Answer 17

DerpyPegasus33 thx

Answer 18

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