Li wants to buy a skateboarding helmet and pads. She sees a set she likes at a sporting goods store. The set costs $54.99. It is on sale for 30% off. Li has a coupon that will take an additional 10% off the sale price. She lives in a state that charges 5.75% sales tax. How much will Li have to earn to pay for the skateboarding set? what should my title be?

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1 year ago

The title for the scenario could be "Calculating the Total Cost of a Skateboarding Set After Discounts and Sales Tax".

To calculate the total cost, we can follow these steps:

Step 1: Calculate the sale price after a 30% discount.
Sale price = $54.99 - (30% of $54.99)
Sale price = $54.99 - ($54.99 * 0.30)
Sale price = $54.99 - $16.50
Sale price = $38.49

Step 2: Calculate the price after an additional 10% discount.
Price after additional discount = Sale price - (10% of Sale price)
Price after additional discount = $38.49 - ($38.49 * 0.10)
Price after additional discount = $38.49 - $3.85
Price after additional discount = $34.64

Step 3: Calculate the total cost including sales tax.
Total cost = Price after additional discount + (5.75% of Price after additional discount)
Total cost = $34.64 + ($34.64 * 0.0575)
Total cost = $34.64 + $1.99
Total cost = $36.63

Therefore, Li would need to earn $36.63 to pay for the skateboarding set.