Question

the price of a new video game is $59.69 before tax. allison bought the game for 12% off. she then paid 9.25% sales tax on the discounted price.part a: how much did allison pay in sales tax? show all work and steps in your solution. round your answer to the nearest cent. part b: what is the total amount that allison paid for the video game? show all work and steps in your solution. round your answer to the nearest cent

Answer 1

a) $4.86

b) $57.39

Explanation:

a) To find how much sales tax Allison paid, find the sale price. The price of the game was 12% off. This means Allison paid 88% of the new price. COnevrt 88% to 0.88. The multiply it with the price.

0.88*59.69 = 52.53

The sale price was $52.53. She will pay 9.25% or 0.0925 of the sale price.

0.0925 (52.53) = 4.86

b) She pays in total $52.53 + 4.86 = 57.39