Question #a2f8a

1 Answer
Nov 30, 2017

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The formula to solve this problem is:

#t = p + (p * r)#

Where:

#t# is the total amount to be paid: What we are solving for

#p# is the price of the item: #2 * $6.50 = $13.00# for this problem.

#r# is the tax rate: 5% for this problem. "Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 5% can be written as #5/100#.

Substituting and calculating #t# gives:

#t = $13.00 + ($13.00 * 5/100)#

#t = $13.00 + ($65.00)/100#

#t = $13.00 + $0.65#

#t = $13.65#