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)

Answer 1

Riley needs to earn enough money to cover the cost of the jacket plus the sales tax. The sales tax is 7.25% of the cost of the jacket.

Sales tax = 7.25% of $49.99 = $<<7.25/100*49.99=3.624275>>3.62

To find the total amount of money Riley needs to earn, he needs to add the cost of the jacket to the sales tax.

Total amount = $49.99 + $3.62 = $53.61

Riley needs to earn $53.61 in total. Rounded to the nearest dollar, he needs to earn $54. Answer: \boxed{54}.