Question

Meena bought headphones online for $33. She used a coupon code to get a 20% discount. The website also applied a 5% processing fee to the price after the discount. How much was the processing fee? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Meena applied a 20% discount to the original price of $33, saving $6.60. After the discount, a 5% processing fee of $1.32 was applied. The total cost was $27.72.

Meena initially bought the headphones for $33. To calculate the discount, she applied a 20% reduction to the original price. The discount is found by multiplying the original price by the percentage discount in decimal form:

`\[ \text{Discount} = 0.20 * \$33 = \$6.60 \]`

After the discount, Meena paid
`\( \$33 - \$6.60 = \$26.40 \)` for the headphones. However, there was an additional 5% processing fee applied to this reduced price. To find the processing fee, Meena multiplied the discounted price by 5% in decimal form:

`\[ \text{Processing Fee} = 0.05 * \$26.40 = \$1.32 \]`

So, the processing fee was
`\( \$1.32 \)`. Meena's total cost, including the discount and processing fee, is the sum of the discounted price and the processing fee:

`\[ \text{Total Cost} = \$26.40 + \$1.32 = \$27.72 \]`

In summary, Meena paid a processing fee of
`\$1.32`, and her total cost for the headphones after the 20% discount and processing fee was
`\$27.72.`

Answer 2

discount = 20/100 * 33 =6.6

price after discount = 33 - 6.6 = 26.4

the possessing fee = 5/100 * 26.4 = 1.32 $