hi i've never posted a question before. help me out?
A jacket's original price is $65.00. It is on sale for 40% off. You have to pay 5% sales tax. What is the final price of the jacket?
Please help me out, thank you so much!!!!
65 * 0.6 = $39.00 sale price
39 * 1.05 = $40.95 final price
thanks ms.sue
Of course! I'm here to help you out. To find the final price of the jacket, we need to follow these steps:
1. Calculate the sale price: The jacket is on sale for 40% off, so we need to find 40% of the original price and subtract it from the original price. To do this, we multiply 65.00 by 0.40 (or 40%) and subtract that result from 65.00:
65.00 - (65.00 * 0.40) = 65.00 - 26.00 = 39.00
The sale price of the jacket is $39.00.
2. Calculate the amount of sales tax: To find the sales tax amount, we need to find 5% of the sale price. To do this, we multiply 39.00 by 0.05 (or 5%):
39.00 * 0.05 = 1.95
The sales tax amount is $1.95.
3. Calculate the final price: To get the final price, we need to add the sales tax amount to the sale price:
39.00 + 1.95 = 40.95
Therefore, the final price of the jacket, including the 5% sales tax, is $40.95.