Jane is buying a jacket that regularly costs $54. However, the jacket is on sale for 25% off the regular price. A sales tax of 6% will be added to the final purchase price. How much will Jane pay for the jacket, including tax Explain answer. Be thorough.
To start, we need to find the amount of the discount. We can do this by multiplying the regular price by the percentage discount as a decimal.
Discount = $54 x 0.25 = $13.50
The discounted price of the jacket is the regular price minus the discount.
Discounted price = $54 - $13.50 = $40.50
Next, we need to calculate the amount of tax that will be added to the discounted price. We do this by multiplying the discounted price by the tax rate as a decimal.
Tax = $40.50 x 0.06 = $2.43
Finally, we add the discounted price and the tax together to get the final purchase price including tax.
Final price = $40.50 + $2.43 = $42.93
Therefore, Jane will pay $42.93 for the jacket including tax.