Question

Ky wants to buy three shirts, which were originally priced at $49.96 each. The store will discount the price of the 3rd shirt by 50% off and apply a %7.1 tax to the total cost of all three shirts. Including the tax, what will be the mean cost of each shirt?

Answer 1

the answer is $44.49

Explanation:

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Answer 2

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Answer:

$44.49

Explanation:

The total cost before tax will be ...

$49.96 +49.96 + 0.50(49.96) = $124.90

With tax added, the cost is ...

$124.90 × 1.071 = $133.77

Then the average cost per shirt for the 3 shirts is ...

$133.77/3 = $44.59

The mean cost of a shirt is $44.59.