Question

What is the final price of a $24 sweatshirt if there is a 20% discount applied and then a 7% sales tax added

Answer 1

The answer should be D)

Answer 2

Given :Price of sweatshirt is $24.

Discount is 20%

Discount given of shirt is 20% of $24=.20(24)=4.8

Discounted price of shirt = 24-4.8= 19.2

Sales tax of 7% is added to the discounted price.

Sales tax on the discounted price is 7% of $19.2 =.07(19.2)=1.344

final Price of sweat shirt= discounted price + sales tax =19.2+1.344=20.54

Option D.$20.54 is the right answer.