Question

Christopher has a loyalty card good for a 20% discount at his local pharmacy. What would his total in dollars and cents be, after the discount and before tax, if the total cost of all the items he wants to buy is $37.35? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

$29.88

Explanation:

We first would need to figure out what 20% of $37.35 is.

0.2 (or 0.20) × 37.35 = 7.47

This means that the discount price is $7.47

Now subtract that from the total.

37.35 - 7.47 = 29.88

Therefore, his total in dollars and cents after the discount and before tax is twenty-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents.