Griselda budgets $40 per month before sales tax for clothes. How much will she spend on clothes each month if she is charged 7% sales tax?

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anonymous · Answer

$40 = 1.07*M (M is the amount she can spend before sales tax)
Solve for M by dividing 40 by 1.07

gabylovesyou · Answer

37.38.....

gabylovesyou · Answer

???

anonymous · Answer

Yes, since going even 1 cent more would put the person in the problem over her budget.

gabylovesyou · Answer

These are my choices:
A. $42.80
B. $47
C. $37.20
D. $68

anonymous · Answer

Ok, I might have read the problem wrong. 

A

gabylovesyou · Answer

How did u do it ? :D

anonymous · Answer

Because I believe the question is asking you how much her total will be if you add sales tax onto the $40. $$40*1.07$$

gabylovesyou · Answer

yeah if u add 7% of sales tax :D

anonymous · Answer

The $40 is 100% of her purchase price before tax. Then, you have to add 7% to cover taxes, which in decimal form is 1.07.

anonymous · Answer

Does that make sense? I don't know if I am explaining it well.

gabylovesyou · Answer

yes u did! Thank you soo much@ :D

anonymous · Answer

Any time, glad it helped!

gabylovesyou · Answer

:D