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Manny buys a new grill that costs $375. The grill is discounted 22% and sales tax is 6.5%. How much does Manny pay for the grill? ( NEED HELP ASAP!!)

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Answer:

$310.05

Explanation:

Method 1: Find the amount of 22% discount and subtract from original price, and find the amount of 6% tax and add to discounted price.

Original price: $375

Discount of 22%

22% of $375 = 0.22 × $375 = $82.50

Price after discount (but before tax): $375 - $82.50 = $292.50

Sales tax of 6%

6% of $292.50 = 0.06 × $292.50 = $17.55

Price after discount and tax: $292.50 + $17.55 = $310.05

Method 2: Add and subtract the discount percent and the tax percent first, then multiply.

Original price: $375

The discount is 22%.

The original price is 100%.

Subtract 22% from 100%: 100% - 22% = 78%

The discounted price is 78% of the original price.

Once you have the discounted price, tax is 6%.

The new discounted price is 100%. Add 6% to get 106%.

The price with tax is 106% of the discounted price.

106% of 78% of $375 = 1.06 × 0.78 × $375 = $310.05

Answer: $310.05

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