Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Explanation:
Step one:
The original price of the video game= $28.5
Cash at hand= $22
Discount= 30%
Tax= 10%
1. Pat's strategy
Amount discounted
=30/100*28.5
=0.3*28.5
=$8.55
28.5-8.55
=$19.95
Amount of tax added
=10/100*28.5
=0.01*28.5
=2.85
=17.15+2.85
=$22.8
Hence going by Pat's strategy, the total amount to be paid is
=$22.8
2. Henri's strategy
=70/100*28.5
=0.70*28.5
=$19.95
110% of $28.5
=110/100*28.5
=1.1*28.5
=$31.35
the tax is
31.35-28.5
=$2.85
i. Hence by Henri's strategy, the sales price with tax is
=19.95+2.85
=$22.8
ii. Yes Pat's strategy will compute the correct total,
30% of $28.5 is $8.55 which is the amount to be deducted as a discount
10% of $28.5 is $2.85 which is the amount to be added as tax
Hence the total amount to be paid is $22.8
iii Yes Henri's strategy also gave the correct total
70% of 28.5 is $19.95
110% of 28.5 of tax is the same as adding 10% of 28.5 to 28.5
= 31.35, substracting the original price we got the tax added
which is $2.85
iv. No, they both don't have enough money to purchase the video game,
because they only have $22and the game is to be sold for $22.8
