Question

medals included

Answer 1

The price of a pair of headphones is $49.99 before tax. Ron bought the headphones for a 50% discount. He then paid sales tax of 8% on the discounted price.

Part A: How much did Ron pay in sales tax? Show all work and steps in your solution. (5 points)
Part B: What is the total amount that Ron paid for the headphones? Show all work and steps in your solution. (5 points)

Answer 2

So to know the price of the headphones with the discount we can multiply by 0.50 (equals 50%) or you could just simply divide by 2.

So it's $24.995

To know the 8% of that price you have to multiply the number that equals 8%, can you tell me which one?

Answer 3

i have to multiply 24.995 by 8

Answer 4

Think, if 0.50 is 50%, what 8% is?

Answer 5

0.8% ?

Answer 6

that's 80%, you are close.

Answer 7

oh so what do we do now

Answer 8

it's not 0.8 ! 8% is 0.08 !

Answer 9

So now you multiply the 24.995 by the 0.08

Answer 10

ok hold on

Answer 11

1.9996

Answer 12

right, that's the exta he will pay for the taxes !

Answer 13

That's the answer for Part A

Answer 14

To know how much did he paid total for the headphones you just add the price it was on 50% discount ($25.995) and the taxes ($1.9996).

25.995
+ 1.9995
27.9946

So he paid $27.99 for the headphones!

Answer 15

You got it?

Answer 16

hold on a sec

Answer 17

so ypu already did the answer

Answer 18

imeant you already got the answer

Answer 19

thanks

Answer 20

cab you help me with another ill open up another question and ill medal you

Answer 21

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