Question

Caroline wants to buy a pair of shoes that has an original price of $80.00. She has a coupon for a 40% discount off of the original price. Her state charges an 8% sales tax on the discounted price. what is the final cost for Caroline's shoes?

Answer 1

$51.84
First you neeed to figure out how much 40% of 80 is,
It is 38
Next subtract that from 80 to get the discounted price
To figure out how much is sales tax, Find out what 8% of 48 is it is 3.84
Add the to 48 and you have your answer