document.write( "Question 1171401: Deion bought a tent that was marked down 50% from an original price of $40. If he paid 5% sales tax, what was the total cost of the tent?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "After the discount, the selling price of the tent was 0.5*40 = 20 dollars.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5% tax of 20 dollars is 0.05*20 = 0.5*2 = 1 dollar.\r
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