Question

Target is having a Back to School sale where all polo shirts are discounted by 20%. Joshua wants to buy five shirts: two cost $10.98 each, one costs $11.50, and two others cost $15.99 each. Joshua remembered he had a coupon in his pocket that would take an additional 30% of the shirts. Which choice represents the new total cost of the shirts including the sales tax of 6.5%

Answer 1

Answer:

$39.03

Step-by-step explanation:

Joshua wants to buy five shirts:

• two cost $10.98 each,
• one costs $11.50,
• two others cost $15.99 each.

Total cost of all shirts:

$2\cdot\ 10.98+\ 11.50+2\cdot \ 15.99=\ 65.44$

All polo shirts are discounted by 20%, then the total cost of all shirts is

$\ 65.44\cdot (1-0.2)=\ 52.352$

Joshua had a coupon in his pocket that would take an additional 30% of the shirts, then the total price will be

$\ 52.352\cdot (1-0.3)=\ 36.6464$

He has to pay sales tax of 6.5%, so the total price will be

$\ 36.6464\cdot (1+0.065)=\ 39.028416\approx \ 39.03$