How much will you pay the cashier for a candy bar that originally costs 79 cents and is now marked 15% off? Sales tax is 5.5%

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asked Dec 7, 2018 160k views

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Frnt · Answer 1 · 2018-12-12T08:30:14+0000

79 cents marked down 15%
so
79 x (1 - 0.15)
79 x 0.85 = 67 cents
plus Sales tax is 5.5%

67 x (1.055) = 71 cents

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71 cents