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The table shows the discount and sales tax rate applied to a pillow set. What is the final cost of the pillow set?

The table shows the discount and sales tax rate applied to a pillow set. What is the-example-1

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Answer:

B 68.46

Explanation:

We need to find the discount

Discount = original price * discount rate

= 97.99 * 1/3

=32.66

New price = original price - discount

= 97.99-32.66

=65.33

Now we need to determine the sales tax

tax = new price * tax rate

= 65.33 * .048

=3.13584

Round to the nearest cent

= 3.14

To get the final cost we add the tax to the new price

Final cost = new price + tax

=65.33 + 3.14

=68.47

They may not have rounded to the nearest cent and gotten 68.46

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