Question

Use proportional relationships to solve the following problem. Riley needs to earn enough money to purchase a new jacket. The one he likes best is $49.99. His state sales tax is 7.25%. How much money does he need to earn? Round to the nearest dollar.(1 point)
Responses

$50
$50

$54
$54

$82
$82

$3.62

Answer 1

To solve this problem using proportional relationships, we can set up a proportion to find the amount of money Riley needs to earn.

Let x be the amount of money he needs to earn.

Since the sales tax is 7.25%, Riley needs to earn the total cost of the jacket plus 7.25% of the total cost.

7.25% of $49.99 can be found by multiplying 0.0725 by $49.99:
0.0725 * $49.99 = $3.62

So, Riley needs to earn $49.99 + $3.62 = $53.61.

Rounded to the nearest dollar, Riley needs to earn $54.

Therefore, the correct answer is $54.