SOLUTION: A skateboard originally priced at $146 is on sale. The price is marked down by 25% the sale tax is 8%. What is the final cost for the sakteboard?

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: A skateboard originally priced at $146 is on sale. The price is marked down by 25% the sale tax is 8%. What is the final cost for the sakteboard? This question is from textbook

Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If we mark it down 25%, then our discount is .25($146) = $36.50.
Our price before taxes is then $146 - $36.50 = $109.50.
If we multiply that by 1.08 (price plus tax), we get our answer...
1.08($109.50) = $118.26
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