For dinner, Abelita chooses the Italian salad that costs $3.99 before tax, and Franco chooses the fettuccini alfredo that costs $7.17 before tax. If the sales tax is 5 percent, explain how to find the total cost for their dinner.

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Stacy Pacheco

2 September, 05:03

For dinner, Abelita chooses the Italian salad that costs $3.99 before tax, and Franco chooses the fettuccini alfredo that costs $7.17 before tax. If the sales tax is 5 percent, explain how to find the total cost for their dinner.

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Grayson Watkins · Answer 1

The total cost of the dinner is found by adding the two prices together. Then this sum is multiplied by 1.05, which is 100% + 5%, to get a cost of $11.72.