Question 17 • POP Financial Math 26/27
The purchases total $42.89: $6.98 for bagels, $5.78 for cream cheese, $16.17 for doughnuts, and $13.96 for juice. After the 5% discount, the cost is $42.89 × 0.95 = $40.7455; adding 7% tax gives about $43.60. Since Ricardo paid $45.89, he paid $2.29 too much, which is choice C.
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