Question

Ethan goes to a store an buys an item that costs xx dollars. He has a coupon for 5% off, and then a 9% tax is added to the discounted price. Write an expression in terms of xx that represents the total amount that Ethan paid at the register.

Answer 1

Answer:

Final Cost= 1.09(xx - .05xx)

Step-by-step explanation:

Since its 9% tax on the new price you would take the new price which would be 1.0 and add the .09 of tax. So its ×1.09 to get the tax.