SOLUTION: A pair of 14k gold earrings has an orginial price of $135 but is on sale at a discount of 45%. If the state sales tax is 5%, what is the cost to the nearest hundredth of a dollar f
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Question 1054954: A pair of 14k gold earrings has an orginial price of $135 but is on sale at a discount of 45%. If the state sales tax is 5%, what is the cost to the nearest hundredth of a dollar for the earrings? I figured the tax after the discount and got $77.96. Am I right?
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A pair of 14k gold earrings has an orginial price of $135 but is on sale at a discount of 45%. If the state sales tax is 5%, what is the cost to the nearest hundredth of a dollar for the earrings? I figured the tax after the discount and got $77.96. Am I right?
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original price:: 135
after discount:: 0.55*135 = 74.24
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discounted price with tax:: 1.05*74.24 = $77.96
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Right
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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