Question

A basketball was originally priced at $25, but Tucker waited to buy it until the basketball was on sale for 20% off. If he paid 5% sales tax on the sale price, how much did he pay in total?

Answer 1

The answer to your question is $21.0

Explanation:

Data

Original price = $25

Discount = 20%

Taxes = 5%

Process

1.- Calculate the price with the discount

$25 ------------------- 100%

x ------------------- 20%

x = (20 x 25) / 100

x = 500 / 100

x = $5

Price after the discount = $25 - $5

= $20

2.- Calculate the price after taxes

$20 ---------------------- 100%

x ----------------------- 5%

x = (5 x 20) / 100

x = 100 / 100

x = $1

Final price = $20 + $1

= $21