Question

Kimberly wants to get a backpack that cost $35 it is now on sale for 15% off she has to pay 7.5% sales tax what is the sales price of the backpack

Answer 1

$44.26

Explanation:

The computation of the sales price is shown below:

Its cost is $35

There is a sale off i.e. 15% off

And, the sales tax rate is 7.5%

SO, the sale price is

= $35 × 100 ÷ 85 + ($35 × 100 ÷ 85) × 7.5%

= $41.17 + $41.17 × 7.5%

= $41.17 + $3.09

= $44.26

Hence, the sales price is $44.26