Answer:
Total cost of a psir of jeans is $53.75.
Step-by-step explanation:
As given
Cost of a pair of jeans that are priced $50.00 .
[tex]7 \frac{1}{2}\% is\ sales\ tax .[/tex]
i.e [tex]\frac{15}{2}\% is\ sales\ tax .[/tex]
or
7.5 % is the sales tax.
7.5% is written in the decimal form .
[tex]= \frac{7.5}{100}[/tex]
= 0.075
Sales tax price = 0.075 × 50
=$ 3.75
Total cost of a pair of jeans = Cost of a pair of jeans + sales tax price
= $50 + $3.75
=$53.75
Therefore the Total cost of a psir of jeans is $53.75.
