Question

Can someone plz help me? Im really stuck on this test. I've been on this test for about 3 hours....
I need help!

Answer 1

I can try to help

Answer 2

Thank you, you dont have to give me the answers i just dont understand it so plz walk me through it.

Answer 3

1. Tess and Dan have $24.00 each to spend at a book fair, where all students receive a 15% discount. They both want to purchase a copy of the same book, which normally sells for $24.50 plus 10% sales tax. To check if she has enough to purchase the book, Tess takes 15% of $24.50 and subtracts that amount from the normal price. She takes 10% of the discounted selling price and adds it back to find the purchase amount. Dan takes 85% of the normal purchase price and then computes 110% of the reduced price. Is Tess correct? Is Dan correct? Do they have enough money to purchase the book? Explain your answer using complete sentences.

Answer 4

okay so do you think Dan is correct for taking 85 percent of the normal purchase price and computing 110 percent of the purchase amount?

Answer 5

I am not sure but im going with not correct

Answer 6

good Job, thats right just to let you know and what about Tess?

Answer 7

Correct

Answer 8

Good Job you see you didnt even need help, but you still need to explain why

Answer 9

so try it out

Answer 10

yes, actually i guessed why are they wrong?

Answer 11

For tess you do 15% of 24.50..so now to do this this we do percent proportions right?

Answer 12

you just do 24.50 -15

Answer 13

that would be 9.5

Answer 14

plus 10 because of the tax

Answer 15

19.5

Answer 16

which is rounded to?

Answer 17

20

Answer 18

alright then thts it

Answer 19

ok thank you

Answer 20

np

Answer 21

So basicly all we did was subtract 24.50 from 15. Then add 10 and then round.

Answer 22

yeah but you cant explain it like that so simply, and you gotta explain why the other person is wrong

Answer 23

Ok can we go over why Dan is wrong?

Answer 24

sure

Answer 25

try and do percent proportions for that one

Answer 26

15% of 24.50 are these the numbers to so percent proportions?

Answer 27

If so then it would be 3.657

Answer 28

round

Answer 29

4

Answer 30

i dont know that answer sounds a little to low

Answer 31

oh ok what do think the answer is?

Answer 32

somethings off about it, i dont think i know that part its a little tricky

Answer 33

ok do you want to know what my friend said about this question?

Answer 34

yeah sure

Answer 35

$24.50 x 0.85 = $20.825
$20.825 x 1.10 = $22.9075
$22.9075 < $24.00, so then tess and dan have enough money for the books.

Answer 36

no that 20.825 doesnt multiply by 1.10 because in the question it says they both have 24.00 each and the books are 24.50, dan takes 85 percent of the normal price which is 24.50

Answer 37

Can't we just add all the number then add the the percents and subtract it?