Question

The newest phone by Samsung finally came out and costs $499. You were one of the first people in line to buy it so you got a 15% discount and there was a 8.5% tax. What was the total cost of the phone?

Answer 1

the answer is $460.20

Answer 2

$460.20

Explanation:

499*15% = 74.85 (total discount price)

499-74.85 = 424.15 (deduct discount from original price)

424.15*8.5% = 36.05275 (total tax from price)

424.15+36.05275 = 460.20275 (add tax to discounted price)