Question

Roderick decides to buy a new video game for $49.95 and the strategy book that goes with the game for $12.50. When Roderick goes to pay for his items, he finds out that all strategy books are on sale for 10% off. The sales tax in Roderick's town is 6.5%.

How much does Roderick have to spend for his purchases, including sales tax? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

how far did you get?

Answer 2

nowhere

Answer 3

what is 10% of $12.50 ?

Answer 4

1.25

Answer 5

subtract that from the price of the strategy book

Answer 6

$12.50 - $1.25 = ???

Answer 7

11.25

Answer 8

That's the sale price of the strategy book

Answer 9

Add that to the price of the video game

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

Once you get that total, tell me what you get

Answer 12

49.95+11.25=61.2

Answer 13

good

Answer 14

now we need to add on the sales tax

Answer 15

what is 6.5% of $61.20 ?

Answer 16

3.978

Answer 17

round that to the nearest penny to get $3.98

Answer 18

Add this onto the previous total

$61.20 + $3.98 = $65.18

Answer 19

So the final and total price for everything (after the discount and taxes are applied) is $65.18

Answer 20

thx alot!

Answer 21

np