Question

Manny is buying new clothes for school. He buys three shirts for $14.95 each and a tie for $12. Everything in the store is on sale for 15% off. What is Manny's total cost?

Answer 1

Given:

Cost of each shirt = $14.95

Cost of a tie = $12

Discount on Sale = 15% off

Manny buys three shirts and a tie.

To find:

The Manny's total cost.

Solution:

We have,

Cost of 1 shirt = $14.95

Cost of 3 shirt = 3 × $14.95

                       = $44.85

Cost of a tie = $12

Total cost before discount = Cost of 3 shirt + Cost of a tie

                                            = $44.85 + $12

                                            = $56.85

Everything in the store is on sale for 15% off. So,

$\text{Manny's total cost}=56.85-\dfrac{15}{100}\times 56.85$

$\text{Manny's total cost}=56.85-0.15\times 56.85$

$\text{Manny's total cost}=56.85-8.5275$

$\text{Manny's total cost}=48.3225$

Therefore, the Manny's total cost is $48.3225.