After 6 weeks Jackson said that he's ready to make his purchase he went to Target and discovered that there is a deal this week that when you purchase a PS5 console you can get a controller for 50% off the PS5 cost $499.99 and the controller he wants is normally $74.99 with this still how much will his total be before tax round to the nearest hundredth

Answer 1

To calculate Jackson's total before tax, first, we need to find out the cost of the PS5 and the discounted price of the controller.

1. Cost of the PS5: $499.99
2. Original cost of the controller: $74.99
3. Discount on the controller: 50%

Now, calculate the discounted price of the controller:

\[ \text{Discounted controller price} = \text{Original price} \times (1 - \text{discount}) \]

\[ \text{Discounted controller price} = 74.99 \times (1 - 0.5) = 74.99 \times 0.5 = 37.495 \]

Now, we can calculate the total cost:

\[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Cost of PS5} + \text{Discounted controller price} \]

\[ \text{Total cost} = 499.99 + 37.495 = 537.485 \]

Finally, we round the total to the nearest hundredth:

\[ \text{Total before tax} = 537.49 \]

So, Jackson's total before tax will be $537.49.