Question

joellen used a 15% off coupon on an $80 jacket she bought at the store. what is the new price of the jacket after the discount is applied and then joellen had to pay 5.5% sales tax on the discounted price of the jacket?

Answer 1

$ 71.74

Explanation:

Given:

Old price of the jacket = $ 80

Discount = 15 %

Therefore, discounted price =
`80-(15)/(100)* 80=(85)/(100)* 80=\$ 68`

Now, sales tax = 5.5 % on discounted price =
`(5.5)/(100)* 68=\$ 3.74`

Therefore, the new price of the jacket after discount and paying sales tax is given as:

New price = Discounted price + Sales tax

New price = $ 68 + $ 3.74 = $ 71.74

So, the new price of the jacket is $ 71.74.