A box of spaghetti at the grocery store is purchased for $1.60 wholesale and is marked up by 60 percent. then, the store marks down the item by 20 percent. a customer wants to buy three boxes of spaghetti. how much will the customer pay, including paying 8 percent sales tax? round your answer to the nearest cent.

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24 June, 06:36

A box of spaghetti at the grocery store is purchased for $1.60 wholesale and is marked up by 60 percent. then, the store marks down the item by 20 percent. a customer wants to buy three boxes of spaghetti. how much will the customer pay, including paying 8 percent sales tax? round your answer to the nearest cent.

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Matthias Kidd · Answer 1

Purchased for 1.60

marked up by 60% ... 1.60 +.60 (1.60) = 2.56

marked down by 20% ... 2.56 -.20 (2.56) = 2.048 ... rounds to 2.05

buy 3 boxes of spaghetti 3 (2.05) = 6.15

8% sales tax ... 6.15 +.08 (6.15) = 6.642 ... rounds to $ 6.64