Question

Tony works part-time in a shoe store. He wants to buy a new pair of sneakers. The sneakers that

he wants cost $70, but because he works at the store, Tony gets a 15% discount. A 6% sales tax
is added to the discounted price of the sneakers. How much will Tony pay, in dollars, for the
sneakers, including the tax?

Answer 1

Multiply 70 and 0.15 and you should end up with 10.5. Subtract 10.5 from 70 to get 59.5. Multiply 70 and 0.06 to get 4.2 then add 4.2 to 59.5. $63.70