Question

34.00 -A video game is on sale at Amazon for 35% off the original price of $28.50. Both Pat and Henri want to purchase the game, but they only have $21 each. They will have to pay 10% sales tax. Pat and Henri have different strategies to calculate the price and decide if they have enough money to get the game. Pat takes 35% of $28.50 and subtracts that from the original price. She takes 10% of the sale price and adds it to the sale price to find the total amount she would have to pay. Henri finds 65% of the original price and then calculates 110% of the sale price. What is the sale price of the video game with tax? (1 point) Will Pat's strategy calculate the correct total? Explain the calculations. (2 points) Will Henri's strategy calculate the correct total? Explain the calculations. (2 points) Do they each have enough to purchase the game? (2 points) Explain your answers using complete sentences and show your work

Answer 1

Sale price of video game with tax = $20.3775

Yes, they both have enough money to purchase the video game.

Explanation:

Given that:

Original price of video game = $28.50

Discount on original price = 35%

Sales tax = 10%

Money available with Pat and Henri = $21 each

First of all, let us find out the price as per Pat's method.

Step 1:

Taking 35% of $28.50

`\Rightarrow (35)/(100)* \$28.50 = \$9.975`

Step 2:

Subtract from $28.50 to find the sale price:

$28.50 - $9.975 = $18.525

Step 3:

Take 10% of sale price:

`\$18.525* (10)/(100) = \$1.8525`

Step 4:

Add to sale price to get the final amount to be paid:

$18.525 + $1.8525 = $20.3775

Now, let us use Henri's method:

Step 1:

Find 65% of original price:

`(65)/(100)* $28.50 = \$18.525`

Step 2:

Find 110%:

`(110)/(100)* \$18.525 = \bold{\$20.3775}`

Sale price of video game with tax = $20.3775

Yes, they both have enough money to purchase the video game.