SOLUTION: A bike originally costs $185.99, however, there is a 30% off sale. Then there is a scratch on the bike, so
they are willing to take an additional 10% off the sale price. With 13%
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they are willing to take an additional 10% off the sale price. With 13%
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Question 1173414: A bike originally costs $185.99, however, there is a 30% off sale. Then there is a scratch on the bike, so
they are willing to take an additional 10% off the sale price. With 13% hst tax, what is the final price of
the bike? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
We have this chain of multiplicative coefficients to apply to the original price
1-0.3 = 0.7; 1-0.1 = 0.9 and 1+0.13 = 1.13.
Therefore, the ANSWER to the problem's question is
0.7*0.9*1.13*185.99 = 132.4063 = 132.41 cents (rounded to the nearest cent).