Question

For dinner, Abelita chooses the Italian salad that costs $3.99 before tax, and Franco chooses the fettuccini alfredo that costs $7.17 before tax. If the sales tax is 5 percent, explain how to find the total cost for their dinner.

Answer 1

Answer

Find out the total cost for their dinner.

To prove

As given

For dinner, Abelita chooses the Italian salad that costs $3.99 before tax.

Franco chooses the fettuccini alfredo that costs $7.17 before tax.

Total cost of the dinner before tax = $ 3.99 + $7.17

                                                         = $ 11.16

As given

If the sales tax is 5 percent .

5 % is written in the decimal form.

$= \frac{5}{100}$

= 0.05

5% tax on the dinner cost = 0.05 ×  11.16

                                          = $0.558

Total cost of the dinner = Total cost of the dinner before tax + tax cost

                                      = $11.16 + $0.558

                                     = $ 11.718

                                     = $11.72 (approx)

Therefore the total cost for their dinner is $ 11.72 (approx)

Answer 2

Answer:

Answer is down below

Step-by-step explanation:

The total cost of the dinner is found by adding the two prices together. Then this sum is multiplied by 1.05, which is 100% + 5%, to get a cost of $11.72.