Question

If the scooter, originally priced at $85.99, is discounted by 15% and then subject to an 8.5% sales tax, what is the total cost of the scooter?

A) $73.09
B) $79.30
C) $90.48
D) $107.29

Answer 1

To determine the total cost of the scooter, calculate the 15% discount on the original price, then calculate and add the 8.5% sales tax to the discounted price. After these calculations, the total cost comes to $79.30, making the correct answer B) $79.30.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total cost of the scooter after a 15% discount and an 8.5% sales tax, we need to follow these steps:

1. Calculate the discount amount by converting the discount percentage to a decimal and multiplying it by the original price.
2. Subtract the discount amount from the original price to get the discounted price of the scooter.
3. Calculate the sales tax amount by converting the sales tax percentage to a decimal and multiplying it by the discounted price.
4. Add the sales tax amount to the discounted price to get the total cost.

Let's apply this to the given problem:

The original price of the scooter is $85.99.

Discount amount = 0.15 × $85.99 = $12.8985, which rounds to $12.90.

Discounted price of the scooter = $85.99 - $12.90 = $73.09.

Next, we calculate the sales tax:

Sales tax amount = 0.085 × $73.09 = $6.21265, which rounds to $6.21.

Finally, the total cost with sales tax = $73.09 + $6.21 = $79.30.

Therefore, the correct answer is B) $79.30.