Question

two furniture stores sell a recliner that has a price of $360. Store A discounts the recliner by $150 and then adds 7.5% sales tax. Store B adds the tax first then takes the discount. Are the Selling Prices the same? Justify your answer

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

A: 360 -150 = 210 * (1+7%) = 224.7

B: 360 * 1.07 -150 =385.2 -150 =235.2