A pair of shoes usually sells for $62. If the shoes are 40% off, and sales tax is 5%, what is the total price of the shoes, including tax?
A.
$42.32
B.
$39.06
C.
$40.30
D.
$35.81

Question

A pair of shoes usually sells for $62. If the shoes are 40% off, and sales tax is 5%, what is the total price of the shoes, including tax?
 A. 
$42.32
 B. 
$39.06
 C. 
$40.30
 D. 
$35.81

kbear · Answer

62 - .40 × 62 = 37.20
37.20 + 37.20 × .08 = 40.18

qwevery · Answer

thats not up there-

SmokeyBrown · Answer

kbear has the right idea, but I think they typed in the sales tax wrong. If the tax were 8% instead of 5%, they'd be correct. Picking up from where they left off...
After the 40% discount, the shoes would be 37.20. Now let's apply the 5% tax:
37.20 * 1.05 = 39.06, which should be the final price.