SOLUTION: a pair of shoes cost $145 and are on sale 20% off.
What is the sale price ?
How much did you save?
What is the final cost if you are charged 6% sales tax?
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Question 680351: a pair of shoes cost $145 and are on sale 20% off.
What is the sale price ?
How much did you save?
What is the final cost if you are charged 6% sales tax?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20% is 20/100 = .20
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.20(145) = $29 discount
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Sale price is
145 - 29 = $116
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Savings is $29 discount
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Final cost with tax is
6% tax is 6/100 = .06
.06(116) = 6.96 tax
116 + 6.96 = $122.96 as final cost
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