Question

Use proportional relationships to solve the following problem. Riley needs to earn enough money to purchase a new jacket. The one he likes best is $49.99. His state sales tax is 7.25%. How much money does he need to earn? Round to the nearest dollar.(1 point)

Responses

$82
$82

$54
$54

$50
$50

$3.62

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find out how much money Riley needs to earn, we need to find the total cost of the jacket including sales tax.

First, let's calculate the sales tax amount. Sales tax is 7.25% of the cost of the jacket.

Sales tax = 7.25% of $49.99
Sales tax = (7.25/100) * $49.99
Sales tax = $3.625325
Rounded to the nearest cent, the sales tax is $3.63.

Now, let's find the total cost of the jacket including sales tax. We add the sales tax amount to the original cost of the jacket.

Total cost of the jacket = $49.99 + $3.63
Total cost of the jacket = $53.62

Rounded to the nearest dollar, Riley needs to earn $54.