Ben is buying a new stove for $499.99. Sale tax is 7.5%. How much does he have to pay the total? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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Ben is buying a new stove for $499.99. Sale tax is 7.5%. How much does he have to pay the total?  Round your answer to the nearest cent.

anonymous · Answer

$$499.99\times(1.07)$$ and a calculator

anonymous · Answer

A calculator is very helpful for this one.
The total payment will be the stove's price, plus the tax. 
To do the tax part, you multiply by 1 plus the percentage as a decimal.
Multiplying by one would just give you the original price, and the decimal bit gives you the extra.
So the total payment is:
499.99 x (1.075)

The tricky part is: 0.075 is the same as 7.5%
Hope that helps!

anonymous · Answer

thx

anonymous · Answer

Hope Ben can afford that stove! :-)