Question

You buy 3 pairs of pants at an original cost of $24.99 and the sale is buy 1 get the 2nd pair half off. The sales tax is 6%. How much do you pay in total for the pants?
(1 point)
Responses

$39.73
$39.73

$79.47
$79.47

$52.98
$52.98

$66.23

Answer 1

Each pair is $24.99. With buy 1 get 2nd half off, you pay for 2 full + 1 half = 2.5 × $24.99 = $62.48 (rounded to cents).
Sales tax 6%: 0.06 × $62.48 = $3.75.
Total = $62.48 + $3.75 = $66.23.

Answer: $66.23