Dawn Lingua bought three yards of cloth to make some curtains. The cloth was on sale for $2.25 per yard. How much did Dawn pay for the cloth if the sales tax was 5%? A. $7.25 B. $2.36 C. $7.09 D. $8.07

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Answer:

  C.  $7.09

Step-by-step explanation:

Adding 5% to the extended price multiplies it by 1.05, hence Dawn's total for 3 yards of cloth at $2.25 per yard is ...

  (3×$2.25)×1.05 = $7.0875 ≈ $7.09

The correct answer is C