Question

In a certain store, on Tuesdays customers over 55 years of age receive a 20% discount on all apparel and a 15% discount on all housewares and home accessories. Tina purchases six place mats at $6.50 each, six napkins at $4.00 each, a skirt for $42.00, and a knit top for $31.00. A sales tax of 6.5% is charged on all nonapparel items. Apparel items individually priced under$500 are tax exempt. How much is Tina's total bill? Tina is 60 years old.A. $115.43B. $116.00C. $111.95

Answer 1

Tina purchases:

Housewares and home accessories:

6 place mats at $6.50 each

6 napkins at $4.00 each

Apparel:

1 skirt for $42.00

1 knit top for $31.00

The discount on all apparel is 20% and the discount on all housewares and home accessories is 15%.

There is a sales tax of 6.5% charged on all nonapparel items.

The cost of the apparel items is:

`\begin{gathered} 42.00+31.00=73.00 \\ After\text{ the discount it is:} \\ 73.00-0.2*73.00=73.00-14.60=58.40 \end{gathered}`

The cost of the apparel items is $58.40 after the discount.

The cost of the housewares and home accessories is:

`\begin{gathered} 6*6.50+6*4.00=39.00+24.00=63.00 \\ After\text{ the discount it is:} \\ 63.00-0.15*63.00=63.00-9.45=53.55 \\ AFter\text{ the sales tax it is:} \\ 53.55+53.55*0.065=53.55+3.48=57.03 \end{gathered}`

The cost of the housewares and home accessories after the discount and the sales tax is $57.03.

The total cost is:

`58.40+57.03=115.43`

The total bill is $115.43 (option A)