Hello!
So, the original price of something is $14.99. There is a discount of 20% on the price.
A discount is a deduction of money from the cost of something (you save money).
This means we'll have to find 20% of the price and then subtract it.
First, convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100.
20% ÷ 100 = 0.20
Now, multiply the price by this decimal.
14.99 × 0.20 = 2.998
Subtract it:
14.99 - 2.998 = 11.992
So, the discounted price is $11.992. Now, we need to find how much the sales tax is and add that onto the cost.
8.25 ÷ 100 = 0.0825
11.992 × 0.0825 = 0.98934
11.992 + 0.98934 = 12.98134
This can be rounded to 12.98.
ANSWER:
The final price is $12.98.
