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Joshua remembered he had a coupon in his pocket that would take and additional 30%off the price of the shirts. Calculate the new total cost of the shirts including a sales tax of 6.5%​

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Answer:

New cost of the shirt=$39.028416

Explanation:

Target is having a Back to School sale where all polo shirts are discounted by 20%. Joshua wants to buy five shirts: two cost $10.98 each, one costs $11.50, and two others cost $15.99 each. Joshua remembered he had a coupon in his pocket that would take an additional 30% of the shirts. Which choice represents the new total cost of the shirts including the sales tax of 6.5%

Solution

Two shirts cost=$10.98 each

One shirt cost=$11.50

Two shirts cost=$15.99 each

Total cost of shirts=(2*$10.98 + $11.50 + 2*$15.99)

=$21.96 + $11.50 + $31.98

=$65.44

All polo shirts are discounted by 20%

It means he would pay 100%-20% of the total cost

100%-20%=80%

Discounted price=$65.44 * 80%

=$65.44 * 0.8

=$52.352

He has a coupon of 30% off the shirt

100% -30%=70%

=$52.352*70%

=$52.352 * 0.7

=$36.6464

Plus Sales tax of 6.5%

6.5% of $36.6464

=0.065* $36.6464

=$2.382016

New cost of the shirt=$36.6464 + $2.382016

=$39.028416

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