Question

Help with sales tax pleaase??

Answer 1

A washing machine normally selld for $650.
Part A
During a holiday sale, each washing machine is marked down 20%. How much will it cost to buy the washing machine during the sale?

Answer 2

Ok, how do you think you would get the amount that it is off?

Answer 3

umm im not sure but i know it has to do with markdown like 20% change it to decimal?

Answer 4

Yep, what is 20% as a decimal?

Answer 5

20% is \[\frac{1}{5}\]
if im getting 20% off, i'd only have to pay
\[\frac{4}{5}\] the original price, how cool is that!

Answer 6

0,20

Answer 7

Yes, so 650*.2

Answer 8

is that all you have to do??

Answer 9

that is the amount off, then 650(original amount) - whatever 650*.2 is

Answer 10

\[\frac{4}{5} \times 650\]

Answer 11

^^^ that works too

Answer 12

okay so its $520

Answer 13

Yes! :D

Answer 14

excellent

Answer 15

theres other 2 parts :/

Answer 16

Ok :)

Answer 17

we can help but no point really if YOU don't understand it...

Answer 18

There is a delivery fee of $39 added to the sale price. What percent of the sale price is the delivery fee?

Answer 19

percent = delivery fee/sale price

Answer 20

What is the sale price?

Answer 21

i think it means 39 divided by 130??

Answer 22

The sale price is what we just found

Answer 23

so 39 divided by 520?

Answer 24

\[\frac{39}{520}\times 100\]

Answer 25

so its 39 over 5.2?

Answer 26

39/520, then move the decimal to the right 2 places

Answer 27

okay so its $52

Answer 28

7.5%

Answer 29

Don't worry your self too much over this, this is really basic, you'll learn such kind of stuff in no time as you grow up...

Answer 30

thanks @Nishant_Garg