Victoria wants to purchase a skateboard. She has $125 to spend. She finds one that regularly sells for $139.99 and is on sale for 15% off. The sales tax is 7%. Victoria says that she has enough money to buy the skateboard.

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Alexus Cook

Mathematics

9 June, 17:15

Victoria wants to purchase a skateboard. She has $125 to spend. She finds one that regularly sells for $139.99 and is on sale for 15% off. The sales tax is 7%. Victoria says that she has enough money to buy the skateboard.

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Lydon · Answer 1

Answer: She is not correct. She hasn't enough money to buy the skateboard.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, the question is lacking the last part:

Is she correct? Explain

So, we have to multiply the price of the skateboard (139.99) by the sale discount percentage (in decimal form), to calculate the discount amount.

139.99 x (15/100) = $20.99 85

Then we subtract that amount to the skateboard price:

139.99 - 20.9985 = $118.9915

Next we have to calculate the tax amount, with the same process:

118.9915 x (7/100) = $8.32 9405

Adding the tax amount to the sale price:

118.9915+8.329405 = $127.32 final price

Since she has $125, she hasn't enough money to buy the skateboard.

127.32 >125