Sara has a gift card for Six Town's Bakery and bought the following items.%0D%0A6 muffins for $0.45 each%0D%0A2 boxes of cookies for $2.70 each%0D%0A1 coffee cake for $3.72%0D%0ASara estimates she has $8.00 left on her gift card. What assumption did Sara use to make her estimate?

Answer 1

Sara assumed that the sales tax was not included in the prices she paid for the items. She may have estimated the total cost of the items she purchased and subtracted it from the original gift card amount to come up with her remaining balance.