At the grocery store Kim's pre tax total cost is $58.75. Sales tax is added at a rate of 4.75%.However for this weekend only her state is allowing the purchase of all school supplies tax free.20% of what Kim is purchasing is school supplies.What will her total cost be after tax is added?Round to the nearest cent and show work.

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Answer:

$60.98

Step-by-step explanation:

She is only paying tax on 80% of her total, since 20% was tax free school supplies, so her pretax total is..

$58.75(0.8)  =  $47

She only pays sales tax on $47, so the tax she pays is

$47(0.0475)  =  $2.2325 = $2.23

So the total she pays is $58.75 + $2.23 = $60.98