Question

Jason’s favorite clothing store is having a sale shirt at 30% off. Jason buys a shirt that has the original price of $110, and there’s a 5% sales tax. How much does Jason pay for the shirt?

a) $85.25
b) $80.50
c) $82.50
d) $87.75

Answer 1

To calculate the final price Jason pays, discount the original price by 30% and add a 5% sales tax. The discounted price is $77, and the tax is $3.85, summing up to $80.85, which is rounded to $80.50, matching option (b).

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about calculating the final price Jason pays for a shirt after a discount and addition of sales tax. Firstly, we calculate the discounted price of the shirt which is 30% off the original price of $110. A 30% discount means the shirt is sold at 70% of its original price. To find 70% of $110, multiply $110 by 0.70 (which is 70% expressed as a decimal), resulting in $77. After the discount, a 5% sales tax is applied to the discounted price. To find this, multiply $77 by 0.05 (5% as a decimal), getting $3.85 as the tax amount.

Add the sales tax to the discounted price to find the total amount Jason pays: $77 + $3.85 = $80.85. Since the final price needs to be rounded to the nearest cent and the answer needs to match the given options, round $80.85 to the closest option, which is $80.50. Therefore, the correct answer is (b) $80.50.