Question

Kayla has $45 and wants to buy three shirts that are originally priced at $18 each. They are on sale for 20% off. After applying 5% tax, does Kayla have enough money to purchase the three shirts?

Complete each statement.

The cost of the shirts after the discount is
.

A 5% tax adds an additional
, so Kayla's total bill is
.

Kayla
have enough money to purchase all three shirts.

Answer 1

First, let's calculate the original price of the shirts:

The original price of one shirt is $18, so for three shirts:

\[
3 \times 18 = 54 \text{ dollars}
\]

Next, let's calculate the discount of 20% on the original price.

The discount amount can be calculated as:

\[
0.20 \times 54 = 10.8 \text{ dollars}
\]

Now, we subtract the discount from the original price to find the cost after the discount:

\[
54 - 10.8 = 43.2 \text{ dollars}
\]

Next, we need to calculate the 5% tax on the discounted price. We'll calculate this as follows:

\[
0.05 \times 43.2 = 2.16 \text{ dollars}
\]

Now, we can find Kayla's total bill by adding the tax to the discounted price:

\[
43.2 + 2.16 = 45.36 \text{ dollars}
\]

Now, we can complete the statements:

The cost of the shirts after the discount is **$43.20**.

A 5% tax adds an additional **$2.16**, so Kayla's total bill is **$45.36**.

Kayla **does not** have enough money to purchase all three shirts, as she only has $45.