Question

Maria and Edwin have $23.00 each to spend at a book fair, where all students receive a 25% discount. They both want to purchase a copy of the same book, which normally sells for $26.50 plus 10% sales tax. To check if she has enough to purchase the book, Maria takes 25% of $26.50 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. Edwin takes 75% of the normal purchase price and then computes 110% of the reduced price. Is Maria correct? Is Edwin correct? Do they have enough money to purchase the book? Expla

Answer 1

here are the math steps maria took
26.50(.25) =6.63
then
26.5-6.63 =19.87
then
19.87*.10 =1.99
then
19.87+1.99

do the same for edwin

Answer 2

@BishopPatton

Answer 3

@zpupster pretty much explained it completely