Section 3: Personal Finance

Question

3.) After 6 weeks Jackson decided that he is 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 costs $499.99 and the controller he wants is normally $74.99. With this deal, how much will his total be before tax? Round your answer tot he nearest hundredth.

(1 point)
Responses

$574.98
$574.98

$324.99
$324.99

$287.49
$287.49

$537.49

Answer 1

To calculate the total cost before tax, we need to find the discounted price of the controller and then add it to the price of the PS5.

1. Cost of PS5: $499.99
2. Normal price of controller: $74.99
3. Discount on controller: 50% off

Calculating the discount:

\[ \text{Discounted price of controller} = \text{Normal price} \times (1 - \text{Discount}) \]

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

Now rounding this figure to the nearest hundredth:

\[ \text{Discounted price of controller} \approx 37.50 \]

Next, we will add the discounted price of the controller to the price of the PS5:

\[ \text{Total cost before tax} = \text{Cost of PS5} + \text{Discounted price of controller} \] \[ = 499.99 + 37.50 \] \[ = 537.49 \]

Therefore, the total before tax is $537.49.

Thus, the correct response is: $537.49.