You are visiting the state of Tennessee and shopping for a board game. The state sales tax in Tennessee is 7%. You finally find the perfect game and bring it up to the register to pay for it. The price of the board game is $17.99.

Question

4b. Calculate the total price for your board game, including sales tax.

How much will you pay at the register for the board game, including sales tax?

Be sure to work out the problem on paper and use a calculator if needed.

(3 points)
Responses

$16.73
$16.73

$17.99
$17.99

$19.25
$19.25

$30.58

Answer 1

To calculate the total price for your board game including sales tax, you will first need to determine the amount of sales tax on the item.

Here are the steps:

1. Find the sales tax amount: \[ \text{Sales tax} = \text{Price} \times \text{Sales tax rate} \] \[ \text{Sales tax} = 17.99 \times 0.07 = 1.2593 \] Rounding to the nearest cent, the sales tax is approximately $1.26.

2. Calculate the total price: \[ \text{Total price} = \text{Price} + \text{Sales tax} \] \[ \text{Total price} = 17.99 + 1.26 = 19.25 \]

So, the total amount you will pay at the register for the board game, including sales tax, is $19.25.

Therefore, the correct response is: $19.25.