Question

a department store is having a 15% off sale on all winter coats. you purchase a winter coat for $275. the department store is located in a county with 7.25% sales tax. how much will i save on my coat

Answer 1

Initially you would add back the county sales tax of 0.0725 which amounts to an additional $19.93 totaling at this point $294.93, then deduct the .15 sale, which is a deduction of $44.24 ending with a price of the item being $250.69.