Marcella heinz purchased office supplies at office emporium for $107.64. she then purchased an english-spanish dictionary for $16.95 at books and so on. for these purchases she paid state sales tax of 7.5% and the county tax of 0.5%. what is the total amount of tax on her purchases, to the nearest cent?

The total amount of tax on her purchases to the nearest cent will be $9.97

Explanation

Marcella Heinz purchased office supplies for $107.64 and then she purchased an English-Spanish dictionary for $16.95

So, the total amount of her purchases

On the total amount of the purchases, she paid state sales tax of 7.5% and the county tax of 0.5%

So, the amount of the state sales tax

and the amount of county tax

Thus, the total amount of tax on her purchases  (Rounded to the nearest cent)

the nearest power is 1.651.

means 7482 to the 1.651th power is almost equal to 2489287