A home improvement store sold wind chimes for $30 each. A customer signed up for a free membership card and received a 5% discount off the price. Sales tax of 5% was applied after the discount. What was the final price of the wind chime?

the final price of the wind chime is $29.925.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have, A home improvement store sold wind chimes for $30 each. A customer signed up for a free membership card and received a 5% discount off the price. Sales tax of 5% was applied after the discount. We need to find What was the final price of the wind chime. Let's find out:

Initially we have, 5% discount in $30 i. e.

⇒ (30 (5)) / 100

⇒ (150) / 100

⇒ $1.5, So now price becomes $30 - $1.5 = $28.5. At this amount there's 5% tax i. e.

⇒ (28.5 (5)) / 100

⇒ (142.5) / 100

⇒ $1.425

So now price becomes $28.5 + $1.425 = $29.925. Therefore, the final price of the wind chime is $29.925.