Question

All apparel up to 99$ was discounted 15% and all apparel over 99$ was discounted 20%.The sales tax rate on all apparel is 8%.Marcus bought a pair of basketball shoes for 120$ and three pairs of shorts for 24$ each.If he gave the cashier 200$ how much change would he get back

Answer 1

$30.22 received back


120 x .80 = $96 (shoes with discount no tax)
24 x .85 = $20.40 (one pair of shorts not tax)

20.4 x 3 = $61.20 (all shorts)

61.2 + 96 = $157.2 (shorts and shoes no tax)

157.2 x 1.08 = $169.776 (round to $169.78)

200 - 169.78 = $30.22 back from cashier