Question

Rylee shopped at a clothing store, where she spent $36.50 plus 8% tax. Then, she spent $25 to refuel her car at the gas station. Finally, she bought groceries worth $23.50. At the grocery checkout, she handed over a coupon for a 20% discount on her purchase.

Complete the following steps to help Rylee find the net change to her banking account balance.

Answer 1

Answer: The net change to her banking account balance is $83.22.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi to answer this question we have to analyze the information given:

She spent $36.50 plus 8% tax.  ( to calculate the tax amount we have to multiply the cost by the percentage in decimal form)

36.50 x (8/100) =$2.92 (value of tax)

Adding to the original cost

36.50+2.92 = $39.42

Then, she spent $25 to refuel her car at the gas station.

39.42 +25 = $64.42

She bought groceries worth $23.50. At the grocery checkout, she handed over a coupon for a 20% discount on her purchase

23.50 x (20/100) = 4.7 (amount of discount)

Subtracting to the purchase

23.50 -4.7= $18.8

Finally, adding to the total cost.

64.42 +18.8 = $83.22

Answer 2

Answer:

Rylee bought $36.50 in clothes. This money is leaving her bank account, so represent the amount with a negative sign: -$36.50.

The tax on her purchase is 8%, so the tax amount is 0.08 × -$36.50. The expression that represents the net change in her bank account is -$36.50 + (0.08 × -$36.50).

Further simplify the expression by factoring -$36.50 from both terms:

-$36.50 + (0.08 × -$36.50)

=

-$36.50(1 + 0.08)

=

-$36.50(1.08).

Step-by-step explanation:

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