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lilcutie2:

While Cody was visiting his sister in Rockport, he bought a bookcase that was marked down 40% from an original price of $50. If the sales tax in Rockport is 10%, what was the total cost of the bookcase?

lilcutie2:

@az

lilcutie2:

$62

lilcutie2:

am I right @snowflake0531

snowflake0531:

no.

lilcutie2:

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @snowflake0531 no. \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) how

snowflake0531:

Sorry, my wifi is terrible atm, But, well, you first have to mark it down 40% So, multiply 50 by 0.6

lilcutie2:

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @snowflake0531 Sorry, my wifi is terrible atm, But, well, you first have to mark it down 40% So, multiply 50 by 0.6 \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) 33

snowflake0531:

You went ahead of me, but yes, the answer is 33 I think.

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