Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

248.50 x 1.20= 298.20

Answer 3

thats if the coupon is sales tax is exempt

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

thats if the coupon is not exempt

Answer 6

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