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8 March, 07:54

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Harriet wants to buy items worth $248.50. She is using a store coupon for 25 percent off her purchases. She has to pay 5 percent sales tax. Calculate the total cost of the items.

$195.70

$186.38

$177.06

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  1. 8 March, 11:01
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    25% as a decimal is 0.25, and since we subtract 25% we use (1 - 0.25) = 0.75.

    The price of the items after discount is $248.50*0.75 = $186.38

    The sales tax (5% = 0.05) is added on, so we multiply by (1 + 0.05) = 1.05

    $186.375*1.05 = $195.699 = $195.70
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