Tome buys a shirt for $19.00 plus 9% sales tax. His cousin buys a shirt for $25.00 plus 3% sales tax.

Question

1. What is the total cost, including tax, for each person? Show your work
2. who spent more tax?

Answer 1

1. To find the total cost including tax for Tome, we need to calculate 9% of $19.00 and add it to the price of the shirt:
9% of $19.00 = $19.00 * 0.09 = $1.71
Total cost for Tome = $19.00 + $1.71 = $20.71

To find the total cost including tax for his cousin, we need to calculate 3% of $25.00 and add it to the price of the shirt:
3% of $25.00 = $25.00 * 0.03 = $0.75
Total cost for his cousin = $25.00 + $0.75 = $25.75

2. Tome spent $1.71 in tax, while his cousin spent $0.75 in tax. Therefore, Tome spent more tax.