Question

A bicycle helmet has a selling price of $50. The helmet is discounted 30% off the selling price. The sales tax rate is 6%. What is the total cost of the helmet?

Answer 1

Convert 30% to a decimal by dividing by 100 = 0.30

Multiply by the cost of the helmet, $50
50 x 0.30 = $15, the amount of the discount.

50-15 = $35, the sale price of the helmet.

For the sales tax, again, convert to a decimal by dividing by 100 = 0.06

35 x 0.06 = 2.10, the amount of sales tax

$35 + $2.10 = $37.10, total cost with tax