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. What is the total cost?

Answer 1

275 * .15 =  41.25  

275-41.25= 233.75  

233.75 * .0725 = 16.95 (I rounded to the nearest thousandths. If you are not rounding, it would be 16.94)

233.75 + 16.95 = 250.70  

or  

233.75 + 16.94 = 250.69