Mia bought a pair of jeans for $38.50. The sales tax was 5.25%. Estimate the amount Mia paid for the jeans.?

Answer 1

Estimate means use only the numbers that are easy to calculate in your head.

10% of $38.5 is $3.85 so 5% is half of this, or about $1.93

so she paid a little more than $38.5 + $1.93 = $40.43

Answer 2

Well, if you want to estimate I'd say 5% of $40 for the tax, and add that to the $38.50 price. 5% is a little under 5.25% and $40 is a little over $38.50, so that should yield a resonably good estimate.
So 5% of $40 is $2, therefore total paid is approximately $40.50

If you want the exact figure just multiply 1.0525 by 38.50 and you get $40.52125 which rounds off to $40.52

Answer 3

Estimating, $38.50=$40. 5.25%=5%

5% of 40 is $2. She paid about $40.50

Answer 4

Calculate the tax paid:
$38.50 X 5.25% = $38.50 X .0525 = $2.021250 =$2.02 tax

Total paid for the jeans is the retail cost + tax paid:

$38.50 + $2.02 = $40.52

The answer is $40.52. Good luck!

Answer 5

let x=jeans 5.25% = 0.0525

$38.50 = jeans + sales tax of jeans

38.50 = x + 0525x

factor x;

38.50 = x (1 + 0525)

x= 38.50 / 1.0525

x= $36.579 answer

(if pair of jeans is considered 2 jeans)

then $36.579/2 ;

$ 18.289 each answer

Answer 6

Tax on jeans = 38.50*0.0525 = 2.02125

Grand total = 38.50 + 2.02125 =$ 40.52 or ~$41

Answer 7

Mia paid 105.25% of $38.50 = $40.52

Answer 8

$38.50 x 5.25/100 + $38.50 = $40.52

Answer 9

about 40.52 cause 38.50X .0525 = 2.02125 round that to 2.02 and add that to 38.50 answer is 40.52

Answer 10

about $41 if you want an estimate