Question

The price for the jacket is $96. The discount is 31.25%. The sales tax is 9.875%. The expression that represents this situation is Where represents the final price. The first term expresses the initial price. The second term is about the discount which has to be negative. The final term is about the sales tax which must be added to have the total price.

Answer 1

Answer: P = 96 - 30 + 9.48

Explanation:

The price of the jacket is $96.

The discount is 31.25% and

The sales tax is 9.875%

To find the price paid, we subtract the discount from the original price and add the sales tax. This will be:

P=96 - (31.25% × 96)+(9.875% × 96)

P = 96 - 0.3125(96) + 0.09875(96)

P = 96 - 30 + 9.48

P = 75.48

Where,

P stands for the final price.

The first term (96) shows the initial price.

The second term (-30) is about the discount which has to be negative.

The final term (+9.48) is about the sales tax which must be added to have the total price.