Question

Ellen wants to purchase a book that is regularly priced at $18. The book is discounted 15%. She also needs to pay a 6% sales tax on the discounted price.

What is the total amount Ellen will pay for the book?

Answer 1

find 85% of 18

Answer 2

what did you get?

Answer 3

take your result and find 106% of it

Answer 4

to get your answer

Answer 5

i got 5.6 repeating

Answer 6

you should have gotten $15.30 for the question I asked you

Answer 7

now find 6% of 15.30

Answer 8

to get about $0.91, then add $0.91 to $15.30

Answer 9

39.22

Answer 10

or just find 106% of $15.30

Answer 11

6.9

Answer 12

how did you get that?

Answer 13

i honestly dont know i did percent proportions

Answer 14

it is asking for a 15% discount so the price of the item before tax would be 85% of 18.

Answer 15

do you know how to find 85% of 18

Answer 16

you do 0.85*18

Answer 17

to get $15.30

Answer 18

then find 106% of $15.30 since there is a 6% tax you need to add on

Answer 19

15.3

Answer 20

this equation should give you the answer: 1.06*$15.30

Answer 21

you get roughly about $16.21 or $16.22

Answer 22

what are your options?

Answer 23

i dont have any

Answer 24

oh,okay, well than use your rounding skills and round $16.218 to the closest cent