Question

A store owner paid $15 for a book. She marked up the price of the book by 40% to determine its price

Part A
what is the selling price, in dollars, of the book show your work.

Part B
a customer buys a different book that has an l original selling price of $38. The book is discounted 25%. The customer must pay a 6% sales tax on the discounted price of book?

what is the total amount, in dollars, the customer pays for the discounted book.

Show your work

Answer 1

For part A you'd find out 40 percent of 15 so 0.40 x 15. That = 6 since the price was raised you'd do 15 + 6 which is 21.