Question

Sharon buys a new phone that is $144.60. It is on sale for 25% off, and she has to pay a 6.5% sales tax. How much does she pay for the phone?

Answer 1

Answer:

$$115.50$

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out what she paid with the discount and no tax, turn the percentage into a decimal. To do that, divide it by 100.

$25 / 100= .25$

Then, multiply that by the total.

$.25 * 144.6= 36.15$

Subtract that by the total.

$144.6 - 36.15=108.45$

Now, we need to find the sales tax. Again, we know to divide the percentage by 100 to get the decimal. In that case, 6.5% is now .065.

Multiply that by the discounted price.

$.65 * 108.45= 7.05$

Add that to the price.

$108.45 + 7.05 =115.50$

$$115.5$ would be the total price.

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