Question

A jacket usually sells for $61.00. If the jacket is 30% off, and sales tax is 7%, what is the total price of the jacket, including tax?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Finding percentages could be a confusing concept,

Now if you are finding x%, you have to multiply it by the fraction of x/100

Similarly in this case 30%=30/100=3/10

Now multiply 61 by 3/10=61x3/10= 183/10=18.3

The Discounted amount would be 18.3,

Therefore the price of the jacket before tax was = 61-18.3

=42.7

Now, finding the 7% of this=42.7x7/100=298.9/100

=29.89

So, the price of the jacket after tax would be = 42.7+29.89

=72.6