Question

11. At a gas station, all chips are marked down 10%. A customer brings a bag of chips with a regular price of $2.19 to the register. After the 7% sales tax on the final price, how much does the customer pay for the bag of chips? Round your answer to the nearest cent. A. $2.02 B. $2.09 C. $2.11 D. $2.22 E. $2.24

Answer 1

Regular price = 2.19

THen you get a discount of 10%.

On top of that amount, you pay sales tax of 7%.

So,

10% means 10/100 = 0.1

So, we subtract this amount:

2.19 - (0.1)(2.19) = 1.971

Now, we need to add 7% as sales tax,

7/100 = 0.07

Thus,

1.971 + (0.07)(1.971) = 2.109

Rounding to 2 decimal place, 2.11

Correct answer is $2.11, Answer choice C