Question

suppose you have coupon dor a 20% discount. You buy a game that costs $38. The sales tax is 5.5%. Sales tax applies to thr cost after the discount.What is the total cost of the game?

Answer 1

$32.07

Explanation:

Since sales tax is applied to the cost after the discount, you need to first find the cost of the game with a 20% discount. The original price of the game is $38. Since the discount is 20%, you are paying 80% of the original price or $38 x 0.80 = $30.40. With the updated price of the game, you need to add on the cost of sales tax at a rate of 5.5%. Since you will be paying the cost of the game plus and additional 5.5% sales tax, you can multiply the updated price by 1.055 or: $30.40 x 1.055 = $32.07.