A customer wants to purchase three cans of paint. Each can is priced at $29.00. The customer has a coupon for $15 off his purchase. The sales tax is 8% and is applied after the discount has been applied. What is the total purchase amount?

Answer 1

The total cost before the discount is 3 cans * $29.00 per can = $<<3*29=87>>87.00.
After the $15.00 coupon, the total cost is now $87.00 - $15.00 = $<<87-15=72>>72.00.
Sales tax is 8% * $72.00 = $<<8*.01*72=5.76>>5.76.
After tax, the total purchase amount is $72.00 + $5.76 = $<<72+5.76=77.76>>77.76. Answer: \boxed{77.76}.