Question

Megan bought 50 beads for $9.95. She received a 10% discount, and she paid a sales tax of

6%. How much did she pay for the beads?

Answer 1

$9.49

Explanation:

You pay taxes on the price of goods after the discount is deducted. Thus,

original cost = 9.95

discount = 0.995 ≈ 1 (9.95*10%)

cost after discount = 8.95

sales tax (6%) = 0.537 ≈ 0.54