Question

Scarlett bought a pair of shoes online for $49. She used a coupon code to get a 10%

discount. The website also applied a 10% processing fee to the price after the
discount. How much did Scarlett pay, in the end? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Scarlett paid $48.51

Explanation:

The initial price of the shoes was $49. After using a 10% discount coupon, the price is reduced by $4.90 ($49 x 0.1). Therefore, the price after the discount is $44.10 ($49 - $4.90).

Then, a 10% processing fee is applied to this discounted price. This fee amounts to $4.41 ($44.10 x 0.1).

So the final amount Scarlett paid is the sum of the discounted price and the processing fee:

$44.10 + $4.41 = $48.51

Therefore, Scarlett paid $48.51 for the shoes in the end.