Shardell and Marshall are playing a party since they both are posting they have great to split the cost for everything in half the catering bill is $325 the venue bill is $250 the DJ is $375 your state tax is 9%, what will show us a portion cost

Answer 1

To find out the total cost that Shardell and Marshall need to split, we first need to calculate the total bill including tax. Here are the steps:

1. Calculate the total costs before tax:

   • Catering: $325
   • Venue: $250
   • DJ: $375

   Total costs before tax: \[ 325 + 250 + 375 = 950 \text{ dollars} \]

2. Calculate the state tax: The state tax rate is 9%. To find the tax amount: \[ \text{Tax} = 950 \times 0.09 = 85.5 \text{ dollars} \]

3. Calculate the total cost including tax: \[ \text{Total cost} = 950 + 85.5 = 1035.5 \text{ dollars} \]

4. Calculate each person's share: Since Shardell and Marshall are splitting the total cost in half, we divide the total cost by 2: \[ \text{Share per person} = \frac{1035.5}{2} = 517.75 \text{ dollars} \]

Thus, each person's portion of the cost will be $517.75.