Question

Luisa buys a plane ticket that has an original price of $240. She used a coupon code to get 30% discount off of the original price.She is then charged a 7% tax on the discounted price

Answer 1

Answer:

The final cost after the discount and tax is $179.76

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the discount is 30%, she only pays 70% of the price of the ticket.

Discounted price before tax:

70% of $240 = 0.7 × $240 = $168

Now think of the price $168 as a new price.

The price is $168 which is 100% of the price. Tax is 7% of the price, so you must pay 107% of the price.

107% of $168 = 1.07 × $168 = $179.76

Answer: The final cost after the discount and tax is $179.76