Question

Please answer this question I really need it I have to hand it in at 8:00pm and please show work please

Answer 1

Each bag costs $4.7108, so 4 bags cost $18.8435.

Including a sales tax of 8.75%, 4 bags cost $20.4923.

Explanation:

Step 1; The original cost of 4 bags was $28.99. If the store had a discount of 35%, then we need to calculate how much 35% of $28.99 is,

35% of $28.99 =
`(35)/(100)` × 28.99 = $10.1465,

so price after discount = $28.99 - $10.1465 = $18.8435.

Step 2; To calculate the cost of a single bag, we divide the number of bags by the cost.

Cost of a single bag =
`(18.8435)/(4)` = $4.7108. So each bag costs $4.7108 after the 35% discount.

Step 3; There is a sales tax of 8.75% on the total amount. So we also need to calculate how much 8.75% of $18.8435 is.

8.75% of $18.8435 =
`(8.75)/(100)` × 18.8435 = $1.6488.

So total price with tax = $18.8435 + $1.6488 = $20.4923.