A store purchased a DVD for $15.00 and sold it to a customer for 50% more than the purchase price. The customer was then charged a 7% tax when the DVD was sold. What was the customer’s total cost for the DVD? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?