Question

mark just bought a new vacuum cleaner for $220. he used a 30% off coupon and then paid 5.1% sales tax. what was his final cost?

Answer 1

Answer: $161.85

Step-by-step explanation: $220 is the original price.  you want to first deduct the 30% tax.  Find out the 30% tax by multiplying 220 x .30 = 66.  So deduct the $66 from $220 to get $154.  That is the price.  You will need to add on the 5.1% tax.  So to get the tax you multiply $154 by .051 to get $7.854.  Add that to the $154 sales price to get a total of $161.854.  But since money, you can't have a portion of a cent so you round the 4 down