Question

Nathan went shopping for a new camera because of a sale. The store was offering a 40% discount. If the price on the tag was $35, what would be the price after the discount but before tax, to the nearest dollar and cent?

Answer 1

The price after the discount but before the tax is $21

Explanation:

Here, we are told there is a price off of 40% on an item that costs $35.

What we want to calculate is the value of what the price would be before the tax

We proceed by finding 40% of $35

Mathematically, that would be;

40/100 * 35 = $14

The price of the item before the tax is thus;

35-14 = $21