Question

on a saturday i walk into best buy to look for a 55" TV. The store is running a sale that everything in the store is 15% off the marked price. If the marked price is $450.00 and the sales tax rate for Texas is 8.25% how much do i end up paying to buy the tv?

Answer 1

To calculate the final price, we need to consider the sale discount and the sales tax rate. Here's the breakdown:

1. Calculate the discounted price:

$450.00 * (1 - 15%) = $450.00 * 0.85 = $382.50

2. Calculate the sales tax amount:

$382.50 * 8.25% = $31.56

3. Add the sales tax to the discounted price to find the total amount paid:

$382.50 + $31.56 = $414.06

Therefore, you would end up paying $414.06 to buy the TV after the discount and sales tax.