Question

Professor Burger orders flowers to be delivered to his mother. The flowers cost $59.95, not including tax.



A bouquet of flowers is shown. Its price tag reads fifty-nine dollars and ninety-five cents.
If there is a 6% sales tax, what is the total cost of the flowers to the nearest cent?

Enter the correct answer in the box.

Answer 1

Sales tax = 0.06 × \$59.95 = \$3.597.
Total = \$59.95 + \$3.597 = \$63.547 ≈ \$63.55.

Answer: \$63.55