Question

Stores often mark up items each year to cover inflation.

Last year, a CD at Juan's Tunes cost $12.95. This year,
the cost was marked up 8%. The store also gave anyone
who bought four CDs this
year a 10% discount. Explain
the steps to find the final cost for the four CDs this year.

Answer 1

The new price would be 108% of last year’s price. Multiply the new price by 4 and then multiply that amount by 90% to find the sale price.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

so you have $12.95. then you multiply it by 8% which gives you $13.986. Then you take 10% off of it, which gives you $12.5874.