Question

Elijah bought a chest of drawers originally priced at $50.40 but on sale for 40% off. After 6.25% sales tax, what was the total cost?

Answer 1

Your Total cost should be $32.13

Explanation:

First take 40% of 50.40

• Multiply .40 times 50.40 which = 20.16
• Then take 50.40 - 20.16 = 30.24

Your Chest of Drawers with the sale is $30.24

Now adding sales tax

• Multiply 0.0625 times 30.24 = 1.89
• Now Add 1.89 to 30.24 = 32.13

Your Total cost should be $32.13

Answer 2

21.42

Explanation:

First formulate: 40% x 50.4 x ( 6.25% + 1 )

Find our difference: 0.4 x 50.4 x 1.0625

Find our product or our quotient: 20.16 x 1.0625

Calculate again: 21.42

Thus the answer to your problem is, 21.42