Question

Help!!
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

Do you know how to start this problem?

Answer 2

regular price = 18
discount price is 15% of 18.....so for the discount , we turn percent to decimal, then multiply
discount = 18 * 0.15 = ??

Answer 3

yes correct so then you get the value of 18*.15 then you must take that value and find the amount of tax on the discounted value

Answer 4

It would look like this.
18*.15 = x (x = discounted value of the book) so x*.6 = y (y = the sales tax on the book) so your final answer would be x + y

Answer 5

Its c