Sharon buys a new phone that is $144.60. It is on sale for 25% off, and she has to pay a 6.5% sales tax. How much does she pay for the phone?

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Answer:

$[tex]115.50[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out what she paid with the discount and no tax, turn the percentage into a decimal. To do that, divide it by 100.

[tex]25 / 100= .25[/tex]

Then, multiply that by the total.

[tex].25 * 144.6= 36.15[/tex]

Subtract that by the total.

[tex]144.6 - 36.15=108.45[/tex]

Now, we need to find the sales tax. Again, we know to divide the percentage by 100 to get the decimal. In that case, 6.5% is now .065.

Multiply that by the discounted price.

[tex].65 * 108.45= 7.05[/tex]

Add that to the price.

[tex]108.45 + 7.05 =115.50[/tex]

$[tex]115.5[/tex] would be the total price.

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