Question

Kirk lives in Nebraska, which has a sales tax of 5.5%. He just bought a sewing machine whose full price was $90, but he got 40% off, because the store was having a sale. What was the total amount that Kirk paid?

Answer 1

56.97........................

Answer 2

Answer:option c is the correct answer

Explanation:

He just bought a sewing machine whose full price was $90, but he got 40% off, because the store was having a sale. This means that the amount of money that was reduced from the original price of the sewing machine would be

40/100 × 90 = 0.4 × 90/= 36

Therefore, the price of the sewing machine is 90 - 36 = 54

Kirk lives in Nebraska, which has a sales tax of 5.5%. The value of the 5.5% tax would be

5.5/100 × 54 = 0.055 × 54 = 2.97

Therefore, the total amount that Kirk paid would be

54 + 2.97 = $56.97

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