Answer:
The total cost of the skateboard is 75.58881, rounded, it's $75.59.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the merchandise is discounted by 12%, this means there's a decrease in price.
We need to convert our discount to a decimal, 0.12, and then multiply it by the original price. So,
$79.35 × 0.12 = 9.522
Then we subtract: $79.35 - 9.522 = 69.828
Since we have to pay a sales tax of 8.25%, we need to convert that into a decimal, 0.0825, and then multiply the sales tax by 69.828. So,
69.828 × 0.0825 = 5.76081
Now we add 5.76081 to our price, 69.828, which is 75.58881. 75.58881 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 75.59.
