Question

Michelle bought a computer that was 25% off the regular price of $980. If a 6% sales tax was added to the cost of the computer, what was the total price Michelle paid for the computer?

Answer 1

$779.1

Explanation:

Original price = $980

Michelle bought a computer that was 25% off the regular price of $980.

Amount Michelle bought it = 75% of $980 = 0.75 * 980 = $735

If a 6% sales tax was added to the cost of the computer,

Sales tax = 6% of $735 = 0.06 * 735 = $44.1

what was the total price Michelle paid for the computer?

Total Price = Amount Michelle bought it + Sales Tax

Total Price = $735 + $44.1 = $779.1

Answer 2

Explanation:

To calculate the total that will be paid we first need to calculate how much the computer cost with the discount applied. First, we need to turn the percentage into a decimal by dividing by 100.

25% /100 = 0.25

Now we multiply the regular price of the computer by the remainder of 1 minus 0.25

980 * (1 - 0.25) = $735

Now that we have the discounted price we need to multiply this by the sales tax in decimal form after adding 1 to the decimal.

6% / 100 = 0.06

735 * (1 + 0.06) = 779.10

Finally, we can see that the total price that Michelle paid for the computer is $779.10