Store A sells a watch for $50 and offers a 5% discount. Store B sells the same watch for $60 and offers a 20% discount. The sales tax is 6% for both . After discounts and taxes are applied, from which store should you buy the watch and why?

Question

Store A sells a watch for $50 and offers a 5% discount.  Store B sells the same watch for $60 and offers a 20% discount.  The sales tax is 6% for both .  After discounts and taxes are applied, from which store should you buy the watch and why?

oobleck · Accepted Answer

50 * 0.95 = 47.50 60 * 0.80 = 48.00 so, what do you think?