Question

at a clothing store, levi's jeans are on sale for 40% off. sales tax is 7%. which expression will calculate the total cost of levi jeans with an original price of x?​

Answer 1

Given:

Discount = 40%

Sales tax = 7%

To find:

The total cost of levi jeans with an original price of x.

Solution:

Let x be the original price of the jeans. Then the price after 40% discount is

$Price=x-40\%\text{ of }x$

$Price=x-\dfrac{40}{100}x$

$Price=x-0.4x$

$Price=0.6x$

The price after 7% of sales tax.

$Price=0.6x+7\%\text{ of }0.6x$

$Price=0.6x+\dfrac{7}{100}\times 0.6x$

$Price=0.6x+0.042x$

$Price=0.642x$

Therefore, the total cost  of the levi jeans with an original price of x is represented by the expression 0.642x.