Given Number of shirts bought by Jamal in Massachusetts =4.The question is asking us to find the money spent by Jamal after paying sales tax at the rate of 5% when cost of each shirt is $16.
Cost of 1 shirt= $16
Cost of 4 shirts = 4x16=$64.
Sales tax on the shirts = 5% =0.05(in decimal form)
Sales tax on 4 shirts costing $64= 0.05x64= $3.2
Cost of shirt including sales tax= 64+3.2=67.2
Jamal spend $67.2 on purchasing the shirts.
