Question

Saul Edelstein shops at Tudbury's at its Scratch-'n-Save sale. Saul has a card that offers him a 15% discount on anything in the store. He buys some $45 cologne and a $10 tie. If sales tax is 10%, how much does he pay in all?

Answer 1

Answer:

$51.43

Step by step solved:

First, let's calculate the total cost of Saul's purchases before any discounts or taxes:

Total cost = $45 (cologne) + $10 (tie) = $55

Next, let's calculate the discount that Saul gets on his purchases:

Discount = 15% of $55 = 0.15 x $55 = $8.25

Now, let's subtract the discount from the total cost to find the subtotal:

Subtotal = $55 (total cost) - $8.25 (discount) = $46.75

Finally, let's calculate the sales tax on the subtotal:

Sales tax = 10% of $46.75 = 0.10 x $46.75 = $4.68

Therefore, Saul pays a total of:

Total cost = Subtotal + Sales tax
Total cost = $46.75 (subtotal) + $4.68 (sales tax) = $51.43

So Saul pays a total of $51.43 for his purchases including sales tax.