Question

You are employed at a department store that offers an employee discount of 10% that may be applied to purchases. You purchase some clothes originally marked at $261 that are on sale for 40% OFF. The sales tax is 6%. What is the total amount you must pay for this purchase? (Assume that the store policy is to first apply the marked discount and then the 10% employee discount is applied to this sale price. Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

Answer 1

The clothes price after the sale:
$261 * 0.60 = $156.60

The price after the 10% employee discount is:
$156.60 * 0.90 = $140.94

The sales tax @ 6%:
$140.94 * 0.06 = $8.46

You pay: $140.94 + $8.46 = $149.40

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