Harriet wants to buy items worth $248.50. She is using a store coupon for 25 percent off her purchases. She has to pay 5 percent sales tax. Calculate the total cost of the items.

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anonymous · Answer

Does she have to pay sales tax on the coupon or is the coupon exempt?

anonymous · Answer

248.50 x 1.20= 298.20

anonymous · Answer

thats if the coupon is sales tax is exempt

anonymous · Answer

248.5 | 248.5
+5% | 12.425
-20% | -52.185
 | 208.74

anonymous · Answer

thats if the coupon is not exempt

anonymous · Answer

the 298.20 is wrong sorry, it should be 
-20% | -49.7
 | 198.8
 i added 20% on the first calculation instead of subtracting