Question

Mark pays for dinner with a friend. He uses a coupon for $5.00 off the price of the dinner before taxes are applied. The tax rate is 8%. The total cost for dinner $30.78. What is the original price of dinner before the coupon and taxes?

Answer 1

it's 25.38 before the coupon and taxes.

Explanation:

First you add the 5 dollars plus the 8% of taxes is 5.40 then 30.78 -5.40 is 25.38.

Answer 2

The cost with tax and coupon applied is $28.24