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.

1 answer

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.