Ella purchased a game that was on sale for 12% off. The sales tax in her county is 6%. Let y represent the original price of the game. Write an expression that can be used to determine the final cost of the game.

y − 0.12y

0.06(0.88y)

1.06(0.88y)

y − 0.88y + 0.06y

Question

Ella purchased a game that was on sale for 12% off. The sales tax in her county is 6%. Let y represent the original price of the game. Write an expression that can be used to determine the final cost of the game.

 y − 0.12y

 0.06(0.88y)

 1.06(0.88y)

 y − 0.88y + 0.06y

anonymous · Answer

y represents the original price, let's make the new price, n. We can set up the equation as y - 0.12y + 0.06y = n. Then, from there, we do the equation, to do 0.94y = n.

nkhanfar · Answer

so its 0.06(0.88y)??

nkhanfar · Answer

It has to be one of the first 3 because the fourth was wrong