1994 AJHSME Problems/Problem 9
Problem
A shopper buys a dollar coat on sale for off. An additional dollars are taken off the sale price by using a discount coupon. A sales tax of is paid on the final selling price. The total amount the shopper pays for the coat is
Solution
After the sale, the coat costs dollars. Then dollars are taken off for a cost of . Adding on the sales tax, the final amount is .
See Also
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