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Leonardo makes the following purchases at the store: 1 backpack for $16.89 5 spiral notebooks for $1.19 each 1 pack of mechanical pencils for $3.68 2 packs of lead refills for $1.88 each Leonardo has 2 coupons, each for 45 cents off on the purchase of a pack of lead refills. The coupons are applied after tax and the sales tax is 5% of the purchase. If Leonardo paid $30.89 , then he _____ for his purchase. a. did not pay enough b. paid the correct amount c. paid $0.04 too much d. paid $0.57 too much

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I believe the correct answer is he paid the right amount

User Boxi
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Answer:

Option B is correct choice.

Explanation:

1 backpack for $16.89

5 spiral notebooks for $1.19 each so total cost =
5*1.19=5.95

1 pack of mechanical pencils for $3.68

2 packs of lead refills for $1.88 each so total becomes =
2*1.88=3.76

Total becomes : 16.89+5.95+3.68+3.76=$30.28

Sales tax on the purchase = 5 % the value is 0.05*30.28=1.514

Now total cost becomes = 30.28+1.514 = $31.794

Leonardo has 2 coupons, each for 45 cents off on the purchase of a pack of lead refills. That means he got 90 cents off on both packs. So, new total Leo has to pay is : 31.794-0.90 = $30.894

Hence, Leo paid $30.89 in total. So, he paid the correct amount.

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