Question

Tony bought a S48 Sweatshirt and used a coupon for a 10% discount. Keith bought an identical sweatshirt at a different store for $42.95. Which statement is true?

A Keith paid 50.25 less than Tony paid
B. Tony paid 50.25 less than Keith paid
C. Keith paid $4.95 less than Tony paid
D. Tony paid $4.95 less than Keith paid

Answer 1

Keith paid $42.95 for the sweatshirt, whereas Tony used a 10% discount on the same price. After calculating the discount, Tony paid $38.66. Thus, Keith paid approximately $4.30 more than Tony, making the correct answer D. Tony paid $4.95 less than Keith paid.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine which statement is true regarding the payments made by Tony and Keith for the identical sweatshirt, we first need to calculate the price Tony paid after applying his 10% discount. Since Keith paid $42.95 for the sweatshirt, we can assume that is the full price without a discount. A 10% discount on $42.95 would be $42.95 times 0.10, which equals $4.295. Subtracting this discount from the full price, Tony would pay $42.95 minus $4.295, which equals $38.655, or rounded to $38.66. We can ignore the irrelevant pricing and sales tax details of T-shirts and shorts as they are not pertinent to this comparison.

Comparing what Keith paid ($42.95) and what Tony paid ($38.66) after the discount, Keith paid $42.95 - $38.66, which equals $4.29, which can be rounded to $4.30, more than Tony. Therefore, the correct statement is D. Tony paid $4.95 less than Keith paid. The other statements are incorrect because the difference in what they paid is closer to $4.30, not $50.25.