Question

Oscar and Kim have $22.00 each to spend at a book fair, where all students receive a 30% discount. They both want to purchase a copy of the same book, which normally sells for $28.50 plus 10% sales tax. To check if he has enough to purchase the book, Oscar takes 30% of $28.50 and subtracts that amount from the normal price. He takes 10% of the discounted selling price and adds it back to find the purchase amount. Kim takes 70% of the normal purchase price and then computes 110% of the reduced price. Is Oscar correct? Is Kim correct? Do they have enough money to purchase the book? Explain your

Answer 1

answer using complete sentences.

Answer 2

yes, you do have enough to buy the book. by doing it Oscars way you end up in the negative with no money to spend to get the book

Answer 3

who is correct

Answer 4

Me.

Answer 5

yolo