Question

A quarterly telephone bill consists of $19.15 rental plus 4.7cents for each dialled unit. Sales tax is added at 15%. What is the total bill for Mrs.Jones who used 915 dialled units

Answer 1

Answer:

Total bill for Mr. Jones = $71.50

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Given: A quarterly telephone bill consists of $ 19.15 rental plus 4.7 cents for each dialed unit. A tax is added at 15 %.

To find: Total bill for Mr. Jones who used 915 dialed units.

Rental for Mr.  Jones = $19.15

Dialing charges = dialed units * $0.047 = 915 * 0.047 = $43.00

Gross value of the bill = rental + dialing charges = $19.15 + $43.00 = $62.15

Tax on the bill = 15% = 15/ 100 * 62.15 = $9.32

Total bill for Mr. Jones = gross value + tax = $71.47.

• Rounding off, the bill will be $71.50

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Answer 2

Answer:

Total bill for Mr. Jones = $71.50

Explanation

Given: A quarterly telephone bill consists of $ 19.15 rental plus 4.7 cents for each dialed unit. A tax is added at 15 %.

To find: Total bill for Mr. Jones who used 915 dialed units.

Rental for Mr.  Jones = $19.15

Dialing charges = dialed units * $0.047 = 915 * 0.047 = $43.00

Gross value of the bill = rental + dialing charges = $19.15 + $43.00 = $62.15

Tax on the bill = 15% = 15/ 100 * 62.15 = $9.32

Total bill for Mr. Jones = gross value + tax = $71.47.

Rounding off, the bill will be $71.50

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