Question
Tom buys a shirt for $19.00 plus 9% sales tax. HIs cousin buys a shirt for $25.00 plus 3% sales tax.
1. What is the total cost, including tax, for each person? Show your work.
2. Who spent more on tax?
1. What is the total cost, including tax, for each person? Show your work.
2. Who spent more on tax?
Answers
GPT 3.5
1. For Tom:
Cost of shirt: $19.00
Sales tax: 9% of $19.00 = $19.00 * 0.09 = $1.71
Total cost including tax: $19.00 + $1.71 = $20.71
For Tom's cousin:
Cost of shirt: $25.00
Sales tax: 3% of $25.00 = $25.00 * 0.03 = $0.75
Total cost including tax: $25.00 + $0.75 = $25.75
2. Tom spent $1.71 on tax, while his cousin spent $0.75 on tax. Therefore, Tom spent more on tax.
Cost of shirt: $19.00
Sales tax: 9% of $19.00 = $19.00 * 0.09 = $1.71
Total cost including tax: $19.00 + $1.71 = $20.71
For Tom's cousin:
Cost of shirt: $25.00
Sales tax: 3% of $25.00 = $25.00 * 0.03 = $0.75
Total cost including tax: $25.00 + $0.75 = $25.75
2. Tom spent $1.71 on tax, while his cousin spent $0.75 on tax. Therefore, Tom spent more on tax.