SOLUTION: A radio costs $88 and a set of headphones costs $24. What is the total price for purchasing these items if the sales tax rate is 9.5%?
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Question 565521: A radio costs $88 and a set of headphones costs $24. What is the total price for purchasing these items if the sales tax rate is 9.5%?
Answer by ad_alta(240) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to add 9.5% to the sum of the costs. Therefore the total price is 1.095(88+24)=122.64 (instead of 112).
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