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1. Carly buys a pair of jeans. The store marks them down 25%. They were originally $59.80 and she has to pay a tax of 8%. What is the price of the jeans after the discount and then tax is applied?

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Hey there!

The answer is $48.44

We can solve this by first finding how much the discount is.

0.25 x 59.80

14.95

The amount of the discount is 14.95, so we then take the discount off.

59.80 - 14.95

44.85

Then, we find the amount of tax.

.08 x 44.85

3.588 (round to nearest cent = 3.59)

Then, add the price of the tax onto the price of the jeans.

3.59 + 44.85

48.44

Hope this helps! Good luck!

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