Question

A wooden bench was originally priced at $50 but went on sale for 20% off. If Presley bought the wooden bench and paid a 5% sales tax, how much did he pay in total?

Answer 1

$42

Explanation:

To get the new bench price, you multiply 50 × 0.2, which gets you 10, then you subtract 50-10, which is 40, and $40 is the price of the bench on sale. (You could also do 50 × 0.8 to avoid a step and still get the same answer).

You then take 40 and multiply is by 0.05 to get the tax, which would be $2. From here, you add 40+2 to get $42, the amount of money Presley paid for the bench.

Answer 2

$42.00

Explanation:

20% OF 50 = 40

Before Tax Price: $40.00

Sale Tax: 5.00% or $2.00

After Tax Price: $42.00