Jane is buying a jacket that regularly costs $54. However, the jacket is on sale for 25% off the regular price. A sales tax of 6% will be added to the final purchase price. How much will Jane pay for the jacket, including tax Explain answer. Be thorough.

Answer 1

To start, we need to find the amount of the discount. We can do this by multiplying the regular price by the percentage discount as a decimal.

Discount = $54 x 0.25 = $13.50

The discounted price of the jacket is the regular price minus the discount.

Discounted price = $54 - $13.50 = $40.50

Next, we need to calculate the amount of tax that will be added to the discounted price. We do this by multiplying the discounted price by the tax rate as a decimal.

Tax = $40.50 x 0.06 = $2.43

Finally, we add the discounted price and the tax together to get the final purchase price including tax.

Final price = $40.50 + $2.43 = $42.93

Therefore, Jane will pay $42.93 for the jacket including tax.