SOLUTION: a dress whose original price was $185 will be discounted by 35%. if the sales tax will be 8% of the discounted price, what will be the new total cost of the dress?

SOLUTION: a dress whose original price was $185 will be discounted by 35%. if the sales tax will be 8% of the discounted price, what will be the new total cost of the dress?

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Question 298863: a dress whose original price was $185 will be discounted by 35%. if the sales tax will be 8% of the discounted price, what will be the new total cost of the dress?
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1-0.35=0.65

discounted price: 185(0.65)=120.25

total price: 120.25(1.08) = 129.87
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