SOLUTION: A pair of shoes cost 160.00. There is a 20% discount. How much does the shoes cost after taxes with a rate of 9.75%?

Question 854629: A pair of shoes cost 160.00. There is a 20% discount. How much does the shoes cost after taxes with a rate of 9.75%?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It depends. Do you get the discount before taxes? And is the $160 price the retail price before the discount?
If so, then:
160 * .8 (.8 is the reciprocal of .2 -- .8 is what you would pay, .2 is the discount) = $128
Tax of 9.75% on $128 = .0975 * 128 = 12.48. Add that to 128 to get $140.48
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