karraryousra15 karraryousra15
  • 16-05-2019
  • Mathematics
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Suppose you buy a CD for $11.95. There is a 20% discount, and you pay a 7% sales tax after the discount. Find the cost of the CD.

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ehjones02
ehjones02 ehjones02
  • 16-05-2019

You can use proportions to find the answer.

20/100=?/11.95

20*11.95=239

239/100=2.39

So the discount takes $2.39 off of the original price.

11.95-2.39=9.56

7/100=?/9.56

7*9.56=66.92

66.93/100=0.6692

Round to nearest tenth: 0.67

9.56+0.67=10.23

The final cost of the CD is $10.23

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kdgranados83
kdgranados83 kdgranados83
  • 16-05-2019

10.35 good luck man

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