Question

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A $249 video game system is
discounted 15%. With 6%
sales tax, what would be the
final price of the system?

Answer 1

$224.35

Explanation:

The game is originally $249.

It's discounted by 15%, meaning it went down by 15%. 100% - 15% = 85%, so the new price is 85% of what it was before.

The sales tax is 6%, meaning the final price goes up by 6%. This means it would be 106% of what it was before.

85% = 0.85 of something

106% = 1.06 of something

`249 * 0.85 * 1.06 = 224.349`

Now, we just round it to the nearest cent, which would give us $224.35