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Question

you are interested in purchasing an iPad that sells for $759 with a 20% off coupon at target and a $10 gift card. the tax 7.125% must be computed on the 20% sale price of the iPad, whereas the gift card is deducted after the tax. how much will you pay for your iPad?

 

Answer 1

Ok, first let me explain the word problem. The iPad is $759 with a 20% coupon and $10 gift card. The tax of 7.125% is calculated on the (total price of the iPad minus the 20% coupon) and the $10 gift card is deducted or taken off the total after the tax.

 

So first we must find how much is 20% or .2 of 759

 

759 x .2 = 151.8, so what you pay is the total minus the 20%

 

759 - 151.8 =607.2, this is the total after the coupon and now we calculate the tax of this value

 

7.125% = .07125

 

.07125 x 607.2 = 43.263, this is what we add to the total after the coupon

 

607.2+43.263 =650.463, this is the total after the coupon and the tax

 

Now we can take off the $10 gift card

 

650.463 -10 = 640.463 ≈ about $ 640.46 the amount you pay for the iPad