Question

Luis wants to buy a skateboard that usually sells for $79.20. All merchandise is discounted by 12%. What is the total cost of the skateboard if Luis has to pay a state sales tax of 7.25%. Round your intermediate calculations and answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Answer:

$74.75

Step-by-step explanation:

When it comes to tax, the sales tax is applied after the discount is provided by the store, as long as it is something like a direct store coupon or a discounted price. In this case, it is a discounted price by the store, so we will include sales tax after.

$79.20 after a 12% discount becomes $69.70 (or $69.696).

The state tax applies to this new price.

7.25% of $69.70 is $74.75