The grocery receipt shows the cost of three items before tax is
added.
When a tax is added to the
cost of the items, what is the total cost for the three items?
, 2023
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Solution
Before adding tax, the combined cost of the three items is .
The 5% tax on
\$15.00=\$0.75$, and so the total cost of the three items, after
tax is added, is .
Note that we could have calculated the 5% tax on each individual item,
however doing so is less efficient than calculating tax on the $15.00
total.
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