You buy 2 gallons of milk at $3.29/gallon, 4 gallons of ice cream at $3.59/gallon, and 5 lbs of strawberries at $0.72/lb. Food sales tax is 3.75%. What is your total cost?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

$24.54
$24.54

$25.46
$25.46

$33.74
$33.74

$7.89

Answer 1

To calculate the total cost, we first need to find the total cost of each item before tax, then apply the sales tax.

1. Cost of Milk: \[ 2 \text{ gallons} \times $3.29/\text{gallon} = $6.58 \]

2. Cost of Ice Cream: \[ 4 \text{ gallons} \times $3.59/\text{gallon} = $14.36 \]

3. Cost of Strawberries: \[ 5 \text{ lbs} \times $0.72/\text{lb} = $3.60 \]

Now, we can sum these costs: \[ \text{Total cost before tax} = $6.58 + $14.36 + $3.60 = $24.54 \]

Next, we apply the sales tax: \[ \text{Sales tax} = 3.75% \times 24.54 \] \[ \text{Sales tax} = 0.0375 \times 24.54 = $0.92025 \approx $0.92 \]

Now, we add the sales tax to the total cost before tax: \[ \text{Total cost after tax} = $24.54 + $0.92 = $25.46 \]

Thus, the total cost is $25.46.

The correct answer is: $25.46