Q:

What would be the total cost of purchasing the number of shirts needed to use your coupon—after your coupon is applied and a 7.5% sales tax is charged on the purchase?

Accepted Solution

A:
The cost of purchasing the number of shirts after discount and sale tax is $40.3125.What is the percentage?The amount of something is expressed as if it is a part of the total which is a hundred. The ratio can be expressed as a fraction of 100. The word percent means per 100. It is represented by the symbol ‘%’.The discount is 25%.The total price before the coupon is $50.The sale tax is 7.5%The cost of purchasing the number of shirts after discount will be[tex]\rm Cost = 50*(1-0.75 )\\\\Cost = 97.5[/tex]The cost of purchasing the number of shirts after the sale will be [tex]\rm Cost = 37.5*(1.075)\\\\Cost = 40.3125[/tex]The cost of purchasing the number of shirts after discount and sale tax is $40.3125.More about the percentage link is given below.