how much must antonio pay for his new car?

Question

Antonio wants to buy a new car. It is originally priced 26,470 dollars but is discounted 14 percent. He must also pay 8.5% in sales tax after the price is discounted. How much must antonio pay for his new car?

Answer 1

 Use Algebra: Choose a variable for unknown, what is problem asking you to    

                    find  out

 

   P = original price

 

   P ( 1 - 0.14 )(1.085) * = 0.86p( 1 + 0.085)  = 0.86* 26,470 * 1.085 =

                                                                                                  24,699.16                                        t

Answer 2

price=$26,470.00

discount=14%

$26,470.00*0.14=$3705.80 discount

$26,470.00-$3,705.80=$22,764.20 before the tax

$22,764.20*0.085=$1,934.96 tax

$22,764.20+$1,934.96=$24,699.16 total price of the car

 

 

Answer 3

Hi Aisha,

 

First find out what 14% of $26,470 is and subtract it from the original price.

 

Then using the above answer find what 8.5% of that number is and add it to the discounted price

 

 

Here is an example with different numbers.

originally price 10,000

discounted by 5%

7% sales tax

 

The discounted price will be 10,000-(10,000 x 0.05)= $9,500.

Now sales tax must be added so 9,500 + (9,500 x 0.07) = $10,165