Question

Jeremy is buying four books from an online bookstore. The Prices of the book are $5.98, $12.50, $35.99 and $7.99. Jeremy lives in a state where the bookstore much charge 5 percent sales tax. In addition, Jeremy will have to pay shipping and handling charges. The Bookstores handling charges are as follows: $3.20 for the first item, $2.00 each for the second through fourth items; and $1.00 each for any additional items. Note that the handling charge is not taxed. What is Jeremy’s total?
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Answer 1

First, to find the sales tax we need to add up all the books.

Answer 2

Ok. We have to take it step by step.

Answer 3

so add the books first

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

Yep. That eghhuals 62.46

Answer 6

So, next you would add the shipping fees

Answer 7

ok i added and got $62.46 cents

Answer 8

6.20

Answer 9

Now, since the price with sales tax is going to be 105% of the original price, what is 105% as a decimal?

Answer 10

65.583

Answer 11

do not forget that shipping and handling are NOT taxed

Answer 12

Yep, that can just be rounded to 65.58 since we can't of a third of a cent :) So we know that 65.58 + shipping/handling is the final price. You were on the right track with 6.20, but you only added 3 of the prices, not all 4

Answer 13

i dont get it would i add 3.20 two times and the 2.00 4 times

Answer 14

$3.20 for the first item, $2 each for the second through fourth items; and $1.00 each for any additional items.

Answer 15

We have 4 items. So, 3.2 for the first, 2 for the second, 2 for the third, 2 for the fourth. We don't have any additional items.

Answer 16

9.20

Answer 17

yes..that is s & h

Answer 18

so i would add 63.46+9.20

Answer 19

Yep, so just add the 2 prices

Answer 20

Not quite, we need to add the price with the tax

Answer 21

i meant 62.46 not 63

Answer 22

71.66

Answer 23

That is the price before tax, we need to add the price with tax.

Answer 24

is that it 71.66

Answer 25

No, look at what I just put

Answer 26

it says the handling charge is not taxed what would i do im confused what would i add before getting the correct answer

Answer 27

We only put the tax on the price of the books.

Answer 28

so 9.20

Answer 29

is the total tax amount right

Answer 30

No, 9.20 is the shipping charge

Answer 31

oh

Answer 32

so would i divide by 5 to 62.46

Answer 33

We didn't add the tax (105%) to that because the problem says that shipping is not taxed

Answer 34

Why would you divide?

Answer 35

well it says a number is 5 percent is in it

Answer 36

All that we need to do is add the price of the books with tax, 65.58, to the shipping charge.

Answer 37

well i dont know what the shopping charge is total

Answer 38

We know what the shipping charge is

Answer 39

We already found the shipping charge.

Answer 40

so isnt it 65.58+9.20

Answer 41

Yes

Answer 42

74.78

Answer 43

is that the total then

Answer 44

Yep

Answer 45

do i do anything else

Answer 46

Nope, that is the final answer

Answer 47

thank you very much

Answer 48

i appreciate it

Answer 49

No problem :)