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)

25

step-by-step explanation:

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.