Question

Henry lives in Mississippi, which has a sales tax of 7%. He just bought a bed whose full price was $1600, but he got 30% off, because the store was having a sale. What was the total amount that Henry paid?

A.) $1120.00
B.) $1198.40
C.) $1934.40
D.) $1712.00

Answer 1

First find price after sale by 0.7(1600)= 1120 and you find the price with tax by 1120(1.07)= $1198.40 so the answer is B

Answer 2

B.) $1198.40

Explanation:

Given,

The original price of the bed = $ 1600,

Since, in sale, he got 30 % off,

The price of bed in sale = The original price of the bed - 30 % of the original price of the bed

`= 1600 - 30\% \text{ of } 1600`

`=1600-(30* 1600)/(100)`

`=1600-(48000)/(100)`

`=1600-480=\$ 1120`

Also, there is a sales tax of 7 % ,

Thus, the final price of the bed = The price of bed in sale + 7 % of the price of bed in sale

`=1120+(7* 1120)/(100)`

`=1120+(7840)/(100)`

`=1120+78.40=\$1198.40`

Hence, he paid $ 1198.40.