ANSWER
$30.19
EXPLANATION
We want to find the total cost of the rug and floor mat (including taxes).
To do this, we first find the sum of the costs of both items:
24.81 + 3.94 = $28.75
Now, we have to find the tax. The tax is at 5%, which means we have to find 5% of the cost and then add it to the cost.
The tax (5%) is therefore:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{5}{100}\cdot28.75 \\ =\text{ \$1.44} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Now, we add that to the cost:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{ \$28.75 + \$1.44} \\ \text{ \$}30.19 \end{gathered}[/tex]
That is the total cost.
