Al bought a $195 weightlifting and workout set, which was reduced in price 15%. The sales tax on the reduced price was 7 3/4%. H

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Neko [114]

3 years ago

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Al bought a $195 weightlifting and workout set, which was reduced in price 15%. The sales tax on the reduced price was 7 3/4%. H

ow much did he pay for the set?

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Dmitrij [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-28T09:24:33+03:00

Dmitrij [34]3 years ago

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Al paid 178.59 for the set

First you subtract 15% from 195 as so
195-15%=
15% of 195 is 29.25
195-29.25=165.75

Then you add 7.75%
3/4= .75
165.75+7.75%=
7.75% of 164.75 is 12.84
165.75+12.84=
178.59