Question

Forrest bought a toaster that was discounted 15%. if the original price of the toaster was $14.99 and he paid 5% sales tax, what was his total at checkout?

Answer 1

Discount = 15% of $14.99 = 0.15 x 14.99 = $2.25

Price after Discount = $14.99 - $2.25 = $12.74

Sales Tax = 5% of $12.74 = 0.05 x 12.74 = $0.64

Total Price at checkout = $12.74 + $0.64 = $13.38

Answer: $13.38

Answer 2

The discount is 15%. This means that they paid 85% of the original price ( 100% - 15% = 85%)

Multiply the original price by 85% to find the discounted price:

14.99 x 0.85 = $12.74

Now multiply the discounted price by 5% to find the sales tax, then add that to the price:

12.74 x 0.05 = 0.637 = 0.64 ( amount of sales tax)

Total: 12.74 + 0.64 = $13.38