Question

Trish is paying $15 for a meal. She has a 10% off coupon for the meal. After the discount, a 6% sales tax is applied. What is the final cost of the meal?​

Answer 1

17.49

Explanation:

15x0.10= 1.5
15+1.5= 16.5
16.5x0.06=0.99
16.5+0.99=

Answer 2

$9.01

Explanation:

10 percent off of 15 is 8.5 and since sales tax is 6%, that means it adds 0.51 cents to the total, bringing the total to $9.01