+21 party store is selling seasonal dec'' at disount of 60% school is buying for 55$before the discount there is 8% tax.what is the total of dec and 8% tax cost
+33616 If I've interpreted the question correctly (a little difficult because of the lack of punctuation!), then:
Let the the original price be P. The tax is then: tax = 0.08*P.
The discounted price is 0.4P (i.e. 60% less than the original price). This equals $55, so 0.4P = 55. Divide both sides by 0.4 to get P = 55/0.4 or P = $137.5. The tax is therefore: tax = 0.08*137.5, or tax = $11. The total is then $55 + $11 = $66.
+33616 If I've interpreted the question correctly (a little difficult because of the lack of punctuation!), then:
Let the the original price be P. The tax is then: tax = 0.08*P.
The discounted price is 0.4P (i.e. 60% less than the original price). This equals $55, so 0.4P = 55. Divide both sides by 0.4 to get P = 55/0.4 or P = $137.5. The tax is therefore: tax = 0.08*137.5, or tax = $11. The total is then $55 + $11 = $66.
