Question

Jennifer bought a camera with a regular price of $379. it was on sale at a 15% discount. there was a 7% tax on the sale price. how much did jennifer spend to buy the camera?

Answer 1

Sample Response: The student should have divided the discounted amount by the percent. The percent should have been written as a decimal.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The equation is provided below:

We have to get the discounted price before we could add the tax price of 7% for us to know the amount that Jennifer spent to buy the camera.

$379 * 15% = $56.85 (amount to be deducted from the original price to get the discounted price)
$379 - $56.85 = $322.15 (discounted price)

Get the 7% of the discounted price and add it.
$322.15 * 7% = $22.55
$322.15 + $22.55 = $344.70

The correct answer for the amount Jennifer has spent on the camera is $344.70.