Victoria wants to purchase a skateboard. She has $125 to spend. She finds one that regularly sells for $139.99 and is on sale fo

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Victoria wants to purchase a skateboard. She has $125 to spend. She finds one that regularly sells for $139.99 and is on sale fo

r 15% off. Sales tax is 7%. Victoria says that she has enough money to buy the skateboard. Is she correct? Explain.

Mathematics

1 answer:

tankabanditka [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-03T22:44:46+03:00

We know that
Victoria has $125 to spend

[purchase price skateboard]=$139.99-0.15*$139.99-----> $139.99-$21
[purchase price skateboard]=$118.99

sales tax is 7%----------> 0.07*$118.99----------> $8.33
sales tax is $8.33

Victoria has to pay [$118.99]+[$8.33]=$127.32
$127.32 > $125
therefore
<span>Victoria has not enough money to buy the skateboard
</span>
the answer is
Victoria has not enough money to buy the skateboard