Question

Sharon buys a new phone that is $144.60. It is on sale for 25% off, and she has to pay a 6.5% sales tax. How much does she pay for the phone?

Answer 1

$
`115.50`

Explanation:

To find out what she paid with the discount and no tax, turn the percentage into a decimal. To do that, divide it by 100.

`25 / 100= .25`

Then, multiply that by the total.

`.25 * 144.6= 36.15`

Subtract that by the total.

`144.6 - 36.15=108.45`

Now, we need to find the sales tax. Again, we know to divide the percentage by 100 to get the decimal. In that case, 6.5% is now .065.

Multiply that by the discounted price.

`.65 * 108.45= 7.05`

Add that to the price.

`108.45 + 7.05 =115.50`

$
`115.5` would be the total price.

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