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Select the correct answer. Harriet wants to buy items worth $248.50. She is using a store coupon for 25 percent off her purchases. She has to pay 5 percent sales tax. Calculate the total cost of the items.
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Harriet wants to buy items worth $248.50. She is using a store coupon for 25 percent off her purchases. She has to pay 5 percent sales tax. Calculate the total cost of the items.
$195.70
$186.38
$177.06

User Kaptah
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Answer: A $195.70

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User Dfan
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25% as a decimal is 0.25, and since we subtract 25% we use (1 - 0.25)=0.75.
The price of the items after discount is $248.50*0.75 = $186.38
The sales tax (5% = 0.05) is added on, so we multiply by (1 + 0.05) = 1.05
$186.375*1.05 = $195.699 = $195.70
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