USE KANSAS, you decide to buy a board game to play. The cost of the game is between $10 and $20, and it MUST NOT BE A WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.

Question

1. Decide the cost of the board game. Write it here:$10.50 (no whole dollar amounts)

2. Now YOU WILL FIGURE THE KANSAS sales tax which is 6.50% Tax will be money ______

3. Now you will add your game cost and sale tax for TOTAL COST _______________

Show your work and round appropriately for full credit.

Answer 1

Let's start with the cost of the board game, which you've decided is $10.50.

1. Cost of the board game: $10.50

2. Calculating the Kansas sales tax:

   • Sales tax rate: 6.50%
   • To calculate the sales tax, convert the percentage to a decimal and multiply by the cost of the game.

   \[ \text{Sales tax} = \text{Cost of the game} \times \text{Tax rate} = 10.50 \times 0.065 \]

   \[ \text{Sales tax} = 10.50 \times 0.065 = 0.6825 \]

   Rounding this to two decimal places, the sales tax is:

   \[ \text{Sales tax} \approx 0.68 \]

3. Total Cost:

   • Now, we will add the sales tax to the cost of the game.

   \[ \text{Total Cost} = \text{Cost of the game} + \text{Sales Tax} = 10.50 + 0.68 \]

   \[ \text{Total Cost} = 11.18 \]

In summary:

• Cost of the board game: $10.50
• Sales tax: $0.68
• Total cost: $11.18