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A pair of jeans that normally sells for $35 is on sale for 20% off. Find the sale price of the jeans. Then find the total cost of the jeans if the sales tax rate is 6%.

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Answer:

$29.68

Explanation:

Find pretax cost with sale

35 x .8 = $28.00

Find 6% of 28.00

28 x .06 = $1.68

Add ans to 28

28 + 1.68 = $29.68

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If a pair of jeans normally sells for $35 and is on sale for 20% off, the sale price can be calculated as follows:

Sale price = $35 - 20% of $35
Sale price = $35 - $7
Sale price = $28

Therefore, the sale price of the jeans is $28.

To find the total cost of the jeans including sales tax at a rate of 6%, we need to add the sales tax to the sale price. The sales tax is calculated as 6% of the sale price:

Sales tax = 6% of $28
Sales tax = $1.68

So, the total cost of the jeans is:

Total cost = sale price + sales tax
Total cost = $28 + $1.68
Total cost = $29.68

Therefore, the total cost of the jeans with sales tax included is $29.68.
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