Chris has $21.50. He wants a book for $5.85 and a cd for $14.99. The sales tax is 6.25%. How could Chris estimate whether he has enough to buy the book and the cd?

Does he have enough money to buy the book and the cd?

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Hunter Kelly

Mathematics

28 April, 08:16

Chris has $21.50. He wants a book for $5.85 and a cd for $14.99. The sales tax is 6.25%. How could Chris estimate whether he has enough to buy the book and the cd?

Does he have enough money to buy the book and the cd?

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Yael Medina · Answer 1

No he does. Together he had to pay $20.81 for the book and cd. With tax of 6.25% multipled to the $20.81 the tax return will be $1.30 that will be added to the $20.81 for a total of $22.11

Chris has $21.50. He wants a book for $5.85 and a cd for $14.99. The sales tax is 6.25%. How could Chris estimate whether he has enough to buy the book and the cd?Does he have enough money to buy the book and the cd?

Chris has $21.50. He wants a book for $5.85 and a cd for $14.99. The sales tax is 6.25%. How could Chris estimate whether he has enough to buy the book and the cd?

Does he have enough money to buy the book and the cd?