SOLUTION: How much money would u own if u bought 2 pairs of jeans at $24.95 with a discount of 10% b4 the sales tax of 6.25% is applied

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Question 1056622: How much money would u own if u bought 2 pairs of jeans at $24.95 with a discount of 10% b4 the sales tax of 6.25% is applied
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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How much money would u own if u bought 2 pairs of jeans at $24.95 with a discount of 10% b4 the sales tax of 6.25% is applied
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Depends on how much you owned before you made the purchase.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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How much money would u own if u bought 2 pairs of jeans at $24.95 with a discount of 10% b4 the sales tax of 6.25% is applied.
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Original cost:: 24.95
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After discount:: 0.9*24.95 = 22.46
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After sales tax applied:: 1.0625*22.46 = $23.86
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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