Question

An item sells for $30 and is on sale for 15% off and the sales tax is 8.2%. What is the final cost to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

Answer:

$27.59

Step-by-step explanation:

1) First we calculate the sales tax:

30 x .15 = 4.5

30 - 4.5 = 25.5

2) Now we calculate sales tax

25.5 x .082 = 2.09

25.5 + 2.09 = $27.59

Answer 2

Answer:

Final cost will be 2759 cents to nearest cents

Step-by-step explanation:

From these we see the:

The actual sells price of the item is = $30

But since it sold for 15% off, meaning the sale price is reduced by 15% of it actual price.

Price sell for 15% off = actual price - 15% of actual price

Price sell for 15% off = 30 - 15/100 * 30

= 30 - 4.5

Price sell for 15% off = $25.5

To calculate it sale tax:

Tax percentage of the sale price

8.2% of 25.5

= $2.091

Final cost of the item = sales price + sale tax

Final cost of the item = $25.5 + $2.091 = $27.591

Since 1 dollar = 100cents

$27.591 = 2759.1 cents

Therefore,

Final cost will be 2759 cents to nearest cents