Question 595249: I need 2 gallons of paint @ $22.95 each, with 8% sales tax...What is the total?
I have already done the rest of this riduculously long problem but my brain is fried!
Thanks so much!
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One gallon is $22.95, so two gallons is 22.95 + 22.95 = 45.90
A shortcut is 2*22.95 = 45.90
So ignoring tax, the total cost is $45.90
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Now let's add on the 8% tax.
We do this by first taking 8% of the total 45.90 to get
8% of 45.90 = 0.08*45.90 = 3.672 = 3.67 (note: I'm rounding to the nearest penny)
So the amount in taxes you pay is $3.67
Now add this result to the total:
45.90 + 3.67 = 49.57
So in total (with taxes now), the final total is $49.57
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