Question

Emerson purchased a game that was on sale for 18% off. The sales tax in his county is 8%. Let y represent the original price of the game. Write an expression that can be used to determine the final cost of the game.

Answer 1

ANSWER: ⇒ 0.8856y

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Answer 2

$y×(1-18\%)× (1 + 8\%)$

$=0.82y \times 1.08$ [sales: 18%]

$= 0.8856y$ [tax : 8%]

Answer : $0.8856y$