Question

Gary wants to buy a video game with a selling price of $48, on sale for 50% off. The sales tax in his state is 4.5%. How much does will Gary have to pay in all? If he has $25, can he afford to purchase the game?

Answer 1

Answer: Gary will have to pay $25.08 in all, and if he has exactly $25, he can't afford to purchase the game because he only has $25, and he has to pay $25.08. $25.08 is more than $25, so he can't afford the game.

Explanation:

First, subtract the $48 and 50% to find how much the video game costs.

So, $48-50%=24

Then, add the price of the video game, $24, to the 4.5% tax.

24+4.5%=25.08

Thus, Gary will need to pay $25.08 in all.

Answer 2

i. $26.16

ii. He cannot afford the video game

Explanation:

Step one:

given

selling price = $48

discount is 50%

tax= 4.5%

Step two:

let us first compute the amount in discount

=50/100*48

=0.5*48

=$24

also, let us compute the tax added

=4.5/100*48

=0.045*48

=$2.16

The total amount Garry has to pay is

=48-24+2.16

=$26.16

Step three:

If he has $25, he cannot afford the video game, he will have a deficit of $1.16