Question

A department store is having a 15% off sale on all winter coats. You purchase a winter coat for $275. The department store is located in a county with 7.25% sales tax. How much sales tax will you pay?

Answer 1

The sum of tax and discount will given by:

(15+7.25)%

=22.25%

Total percentage of the total cost will be:

100+22.25%=122.25%

the selling price of the court will be:

122.25/100×275

=4336.187

The answer is 4336.20.

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