Question

at a discount furniture store,mr.foster offered a salesperson $450 for a desk set. the offer includes the 6% sales tax.if the salesperson accepts the offer,what would be the price of the desk set,to the nearest dollar,before tax?explain how you solved the question

Answer 1

the price of the desk set is
`\$423` .

Explanation:

Here we have , at a discount furniture store,mr.foster offered a salesperson $450 for a desk set. the offer includes the 6% sales tax.if the salesperson accepts the offer, We need to find what would be the price of the desk set,to the nearest dollar,before tax . Let's find out:

According to question , salesman offer a $450 for a desk set . But there is 6% tax i.e.

⇒
`(450(6))/(100)`

⇒
`4.5(6)`

⇒
`27`

Hence ,amount of tax on $450 desk set is $27 . Therefore , Total price for desk set is given by :

⇒
`450-tax`

⇒
`450-27`

⇒
`\$423`

Therefore , the price of the desk set is
`\$423` .