A large department store held a big sale, with all clothing at 65% off, all jewelry at 60% off, and electronics at 30% off. It added a 6% sales tax to jewelry and electronics purchases only. Andre purchased a VCR originally priced at $180.95, two $48 shirts, and a $106 necklace. What was Andre's total bill?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given :
Discounts on clothing = 65%
Discounts on jewellery = 60%
Discounts on electronics = 30%
Sales tax = 6%
Cost of VCR = $180.95
Cost of 2 shirts = $48
Cost of necklace = $106
Cost after discount = (original price)/100 × (100 - discount rate)
So, cost of VCR after discount = 180.95/100 × 70
=$ 126.66
Cost of shirts after discounts = 48/100 × 35
= $16.8
Cost of necklace after discount = 106/100 × 40
= $42.4
So, cost of jewellery and electronics= $ (126.66 + 42.4)
= $ 169.06
Now, sales tax of 6% = 169.06/100 × 6
= $ 10.1436
Total bill = $(169.06 + 10.14 + 16.8)
= $196.0089