Question

Lee wants to buy four tee shirts which were originally priced at $12.94 each. He purchases four shirts at the "Buy one Get One 50% off" sale and pays 6.2% tax on the total cost of the shirts. Including the tax, how much did Lee pay?

Answer 1

Lee pays for two shirts at the original price and the other two shirts at 50% off. The total cost before tax is $12.94 x 2 + ($12.94 x 0.5 x 2). The tax is 6.2% of the total cost, which is ($12.94 x 2 + ($12.94 x 0.5 x 2)) x 0.062. Lee pays the total amount including tax, which is (total cost before tax) + (tax).

Step-by-step explanation:

Lee originally wants to buy four t-shirts, priced at $12.94 each. With the 'Buy one Get One 50% off' sale, he purchases four shirts for the price of two, so he pays for two shirts at the original price and the other two shirts at 50% off. The total cost before tax is $12.94 x 2 + ($12.94 x 0.5 x 2).

After calculating the total cost before tax, we can then calculate the tax. The tax is 6.2% of the total cost, which is ($12.94 x 2 + ($12.94 x 0.5 x 2)) x 0.062.

Finally, to find the total amount Lee paid including tax, we add the total cost before tax and the tax calculated. The formula is (total cost before tax) + (tax).