Question

Mrs. Diaz needs a new whiteboard for her classroom. She can buy it from Office Supply for $49.99 with a 15% teacher discount, or from Office Wholesale for $47.99 with a $10 rebate. Find the final price that Mrs. Diaz has to pay for the whiteboard after the better incentive is applied. Round the answer to two decimal places.(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out which option is better for Mrs. Diaz, we need to calculate the final price for each option after applying the respective discounts and rebates.

Option 1: Office Supply

• Price before discount: $49.99
• Teacher discount: 15%

Calculating the discount amount: $$\text{Discount}=49.99\times 0.15=7.4985$$

Now, subtract the discount from the original price: $$\text{Final Price}=49.99-7.4985=42.4915$$ Rounding to two decimal places: $$\text{Final Price}\approx 42.49$$

Option 2: Office Wholesale

• Price before rebate: $47.99
• Rebate: $10

Calculating the final price after applying the rebate: $$\text{Final Price}=47.99-10=37.99$$

Comparison:

• Final price at Office Supply: $42.49
• Final price at Office Wholesale: $37.99

The better price is from Office Wholesale: $$\text{Final Price}=37.99$$

Thus, the final price that Mrs. Diaz has to pay for the whiteboard after the better incentive is applied is $37.99.