. Andrew's father is paying for a $40 meal. He has a 15%-off coupon for the meal. After the

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Vladimir79 [104]3 years ago

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<h3>Answer: 36.04 dollars</h3>

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Explanation:

He gets a 15% discount, so he pays the remaining 85%. The two percentages add to 100%.

85% in decimal form is 0.85

The 6% sales tax means we also have the multiplier 1.06 to indicate a 6% increase.

The two factors 0.85 and 1.06 multiply to 0.85*1.06 = 0.901

This tells us that Andrew's father pays 90.1% of the original bill

0.901*40 = 36.04 dollars

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An alternative method:

15% of $40 = 0.15*40 = 6

Andrew's father saves $6

The bill of $40 drops to 40-6 = 34 dollars before tax.

6% of $34 = 0.06*34 = 2.04

The father pays $2.04 in tax to get a total bill of 34+2.04 = 36.04 dollars

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