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Smiling Faces Electronics is having a sale on their computer programs. The most popular computer program, “How to Pass Math 8 In a Flash,” usually sells for $145.74. It is on sale this week for 25% off. How much will customers pay after the discount and tax of 6.2%?

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Answer:

$116.08

Explanation:

You want to know the price after 6.2% tax of a $145.74 computer program on sale for 25% off.

Discount

The discount off the original price is ...

0.25 × $145.74 = $36.435 ≈ $36.44 . . . . . rounded up

Then the discounted price is ...

$145.74 -36.44 = $109.30

Tax

The price with tax added is ...

$109.30 × (1 +0.062) ≈ $116.08

Customers will pay $116.08 after the discount and tax.

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Additional comment

The final price will vary by 1¢ depending on how the discount is figured. The amount of the discount is includes half a cent.

If the discount is rounded up, then the result is as shown above. If that discount is subtracted from the price, and the result is rounded up, then the final price is 1¢ higher.

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