The total cost of a $2,099 couch including the 6.5% sales tax is $ 2235.435
Solution:
Given that,
cost of couch = $ 2099
Sales tax = 6.5%
Finding the total cost of couch with sales tax:
Total cost of couch = selling price of couch + sales tax on the selling price of couch
Plugging in values we get,
Total cost of couch = $ 2,099 + 6.5% sales tax on $ 2099
[tex]\text { Total cost of couch }=2099+\frac{6.5}{100} \times 2099[/tex]
Taking "2099" as common term, we get,
[tex]\text { Total cost of couch }=2099\left(1+\frac{6.5}{100}\right)[/tex]
On solving brackets,
[tex]\text { Total cost of couch }=2099 \times 1.065=2235.435[/tex]
Hence, the total cost of the couch is found as $ 2235.435
