Question

FAN + MEDAL!

You purchase an item that costs $35.  With sales tax, your total is $36.75.  Then you realize you have a $10 discount coupon.  How much will your new total be including tax?

Answer 1

We need to find the percentage of sales tax first. Do you know how to do that?

Answer 2

not really, no :/

Answer 3

Ok, we need to use the equation 35*x=36.75
Do you understand that part?

Answer 4

I just divided the two of them to find the missing variable and got 1.05. Is that correct?

Answer 5

Yep

Answer 6

Okay! So what's next?

Answer 7

Ok, so now we have the $10 discount. That means the item now only costs $25. To find the total price, what do you think we will multiply 25 by?

Answer 8

Not exactly sure..

Answer 9

We need to multiply it by the sales tax

Answer 10

So, it'd be $26.25?

Answer 11

yep

Answer 12

Alright. Thank you so so much!

Answer 13

No problem! :)