Question

Writing about the Better DealStore A charges $1.200 for repairs with a 6 percent salestax. Store B charges $1.350 with a 7 percent sales tax.Explain how you would determine the amount of moneysaved by using Store A instead of Store B?Done5) Intro

Answer 1

The amount of money we saved is the difference between what we pay at Store A versus what we pay in Store B, including sales tax.

Then, we calculate what we are charged in Store A ($1200 + 6% sales tax):

`1200\cdot(1+0.06)=1200\cdot1.06=1272`

In Store B ($1350 + 7% sales tax):

`1350\cdot(1+0.07)=1350\cdot1.07=1444.50`

Then, we save: