Questions: A camera has a listed price of 811.99 before tax. If the sales tax rate is 9.5%, find the total cost of the camera. Round your answer to the nearest cent, as necessary.

Solution Steps

To find the sales tax amount, we use the formula: $$\text{Sales Tax Amount} = \text{Listed Price} \times \text{Sales Tax Rate}$$ Substituting the given values: $$\text{Sales Tax Amount} = 811.99 \times 0.095 = 77.13905$$

Next, we calculate the total cost by adding the sales tax amount to the listed price: $$\text{Total Cost} = \text{Listed Price} + \text{Sales Tax Amount}$$ Substituting the values: $$\text{Total Cost} = 811.99 + 77.13905 = 889.12905$$

Finally, we round the total cost to the nearest cent: $$\text{Total Cost (rounded)} = 889.13$$

Final Answer