Question

Rico lives in Michigan, which has a sales tax of 6%. He just bought some

water skis whose full price was $180, but he presented the retailer with a

coupon for $40, which the retailer accepted. What was the total amount that

Rico paid?

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A. $148.40

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B. $190.80

C. $140.00

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D. $150.80

SUBMIT

Answer 1

D. $150.80

Explanation:

We know from the problem that sale tax is 6%.

The water skis price was $180.

Rico had a $40 coupon, which is applied after sale tax.

So, including sale tax, the price would be

`\$180 + 0.06(\$180)=\$180 + \$10.8=\$190.8`

Then, including the $40 coupon, the final price would be

`\$190.80-\$40=\$150.80`

Therefore, the right choice is D.

Remember that you have to include the sale tax, which increases the price, and then you can applied the coupon discount.

Answer 2

D. $150.80

Explanation:

We have been given that Rico lives in Michigan, which has a sales tax of 6%. He just bought some water skis, whose full price was $180, but he presented the retailer with a coupon for $40, which the retailer accepted.

The total amount paid by Rico for the ski would be cost of ski plus sales tax minus coupon amount.

`\text{Total amount paid by Rico}=(\$180+\$180* (6)/(100))-\$40`

`\text{Total amount paid by Rico}=(\$180+\$180* 0.06)-\$40`

`\text{Total amount paid by Rico}=(\$180+\$10.80)-\$40`

`\text{Total amount paid by Rico}=\$180.80-\$40`

`\text{Total amount paid by Rico}=\$150.80`

Therefore, Rico paid $150.80 for the ski and option D is the correct choice.