Valentina purchased three shirts for $15.99 each two pairs of pants for $25 each and a pair of shoes for $39.99 the sales tax is 5%, how much did she pay a $85.03 b $80.98 see $137.96 d $144.86

Answer 1

To calculate the total cost of Valentina's purchases, we first need to find the cost of each item:

1. Cost of three shirts: \[ 3 \times 15.99 = 47.97 \]

2. Cost of two pairs of pants: \[ 2 \times 25 = 50 \]

3. Cost of one pair of shoes: \[ 39.99 \]

Now, let's add these costs together: \[ 47.97 + 50 + 39.99 = 137.96 \]

Next, we need to calculate the sales tax. The sales tax is 5% of the total cost: \[ \text{Sales Tax} = 0.05 \times 137.96 = 6.898 \]

Now, we add the sales tax to the total cost: \[ 137.96 + 6.898 = 144.858 \]

Rounding this to two decimal places gives us: \[ 144.86 \]

Thus, the total amount Valentina paid is $144.86, which corresponds to option d.