Jim bought two shirts that were originally marked at $40 each. Once shirt was discounted 20% and the other was discounted 25%. The sales tax was 4.5%. How much did he spend in all?
1.045(.8 * 40 + .75 *40) = ?
To find out how much Jim spent in total, we need to calculate the prices of the two discounted shirts and then add the sales tax. Here's the step-by-step process:
1. Calculate the discount on the first shirt:
The first shirt was discounted by 20%. To find the discounted price, we need to subtract 20% of the original price ($40) from the original price.
Discounted price of the first shirt = $40 - (20% of $40) = $40 - (0.2 * $40) = $40 - $8 = $32
2. Calculate the discount on the second shirt:
The second shirt was discounted by 25%. To find the discounted price, we need to subtract 25% of the original price ($40) from the original price.
Discounted price of the second shirt = $40 - (25% of $40) = $40 - (0.25 * $40) = $40 - $10 = $30
3. Calculate the total cost of the shirts:
Total cost of the shirts = Discounted price of the first shirt + Discounted price of the second shirt = $32 + $30 = $62
4. Calculate the sales tax:
The sales tax rate is 4.5% of the total cost of the shirts.
Sales tax amount = 4.5% of $62 = (4.5 / 100) * $62 = $2.79 (rounded to two decimal places)
5. Calculate the final total amount spent:
Final total amount spent = Total cost of the shirts + Sales tax amount = $62 + $2.79 = $64.79
Therefore, Jim spent a total of $64.79 on the two discounted shirts including sales tax.