Question

NEED HELP PLZ ANSWER IMMEDIATELY IM GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE A jacket usually sells for $61.00. If the jacket is 40% off, and sales tax is 8%, what is the total price of the jacket, including tax?

Answer 1

39.53

Explanation:

Multiply 61 by .4. The answer is 24.4. Subtract 24.4 from 61. This is the sale price after the discount but before the sales tax. The answer to that is 36.6. Multiply 36.6 by .08, the answer is 2.928. Round to the nearest hundreths. Add this to 36.6. You're final answer is 39.53.

Answer 2

$39.528

Explanation:

61*0.6 = 36.6

36.6*1.08 = $39.528