Question

Could you some help understanding the steps to solve this equation

Answer 1

$148.72

1) Gathering the data

Original Price: $260

Discount rate: 45%

Sales Tax rate: 4%

2) Since that man received a 45% off discount then, let's find the Discounted Price, using an equation for that:

$\begin{gathered} 260\times(1-0.45)= \\ 260\times(0.55)= \\ 143 \end{gathered}$

So after that 45% off the price has dropped to $143

2.2) But the State where he lives charges 4% so we can write another equation, similar to previous item 2, this time the factor is (1 +0.04), like this:

$143\times(1+0.04)=148.72$

Hence, the total bill for that washer is $148.72