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You have several purchases you

need to make from the grocery store.
From the grocery store you need to purchase 1/2 Ib cheese, 2 lbs sliced ham,
2 loaves of bread, 3 bags of potato chips, and 2 containers of salsa. You have
a coupon for $3.00 off if your purchase totals more than $25.00 or 10% off if
the total is more than $30.00. The food sales tax is 4%. What is your total
purchase?
Item
Cost
Cheese
$3.99/lb
Sliced Ham
$4.29/lb
Bread
$2,49/ loaf
Potato Chips
$1.99/ea OR 2 for $3.00
Salsa
$2.79/ container
Be sure
to include in
your response:
The
steps you followed to complete your computations.
The choice you
made regarding which discount to use.
The total cost of your purchases.

You have several purchases you need to make from the grocery store. From the grocery-example-1

1 Answer

14 votes
The answer: $24.05

How to:
Go through the graph and add all the values together
Then subtract $3.00 from the cost
Then add 4% sales tax
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