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Isaac is purchasing two pairs of shoes-one pair for $37.00 and the second pair for $42.00. The state sales tax applied to Isaac's bill is 7%. How much is Isaac's total bill? Show your work. (2 points)
To calculate Isaac's total bill, we need to add the cost of the two pairs of shoes and the sales tax.
1. First, add the cost of the two pairs of shoes:
Pair 1: $37.00
Pair 2: $42.00
Total cost of the shoes = $37.00 + $42.00 = $79.00
2. Next, calculate the sales tax.
The sales tax rate is 7%, which means 7/100 or 0.07 in decimal form.
Sales tax = 0.07 * $79.00 = $5.53
3. Finally, find the total bill by adding the cost of the shoes and the sales tax.
Total bill = Cost of shoes + Sales tax
= $79.00 + $5.53
= $84.53
Therefore, Isaac's total bill is $84.53.
So this is another question but its connected to the first one
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If Isaac uses a coupon entitling him to a 25% discount off the purchase price before tax, how much will his bill be? Assume that a 7% sales tax is applied to the discounted price. Using words, explain how you found the discounted price. (3 points)
To find the discounted price, we need to apply a 25% discount to the original purchase price. Here's how we can calculate it:
1. Determine the discount amount:
Since Isaac gets a 25% discount, we need to find 25% of the original purchase price. This can be done by multiplying the original price by 25/100 or 0.25.
2. Calculate the discount:
Discount = Original price * 0.25
3. Subtract the discount from the original price to find the discounted price:
Discounted price = Original price - Discount
Now, let's apply this process to Isaac's case:
Original price of the shoes = $79.00
1. Determine the discount amount:
Discount = $79.00 * 0.25
= $19.75
2. Calculate the discounted price:
Discounted price = $79.00 - $19.75
= $59.25
So, the discounted price of the shoes after a 25% discount is $59.25.
Now, we can calculate Isaac's bill with the sales tax applied to the discounted price:
Sales tax rate = 7%
Sales tax = 7/100 * $59.25
Finally, we find the total bill by adding the discounted price and the sales tax:
Total bill = Discounted price + Sales tax
Therefore, Isaac's bill after the discount and with the sales tax applied would be the sum of $59.25 and the sales tax amount we calculated.