Question
If you buy a pair of shoes on sale for $48. The price is discounted 25% and the sales tax is 7%. Which of the follwoing statements would be true?
Answer choices
1. The final price would be lower if you add the 7% sales tax first and take the 25% discount second.
2. It doesn't matter which you do first and which do you seocnd the final price will be the same.
3. The final price would be lower if you take the 25% discount first and add the 7% sales tax second.
Answer choices
1. The final price would be lower if you add the 7% sales tax first and take the 25% discount second.
2. It doesn't matter which you do first and which do you seocnd the final price will be the same.
3. The final price would be lower if you take the 25% discount first and add the 7% sales tax second.
Answers
Ms. Sue
We'll be glad to check your answer.
Carl
so which one is it
Damon
try it both ways
Reiny
Ummhh, if I wouldn't know the answer, I would work out the problem both ways,
that is, discount first, then sales tax
vs
sales tax first , then discount
that is, discount first, then sales tax
vs
sales tax first , then discount
Damon
1.07 and 0.75 first one first, second second one first :)