Question

Sarah mailed her computer to Store B for repairs. Her bill was: Total Cost of Computer Repair = $1,444.50 Shipping = 2 percent of Total Cost If Sarah wanted to include a 15 percent gratuity, based on the total cost of the computer repair, excluding shipping, how would you find her new total cost?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total repair cost for each store is the cost of repairs added to the sales tax. The amount of money saved will be the difference between the two total costs.

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Answer 2

Considering the discount, her new total cost is of $1,252.38.

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• The total cost of repair is of $1,444.50.
• The 15% gratuity is over this cost, thus, she pays only 100 - 15 = 85% of thus, that is:

$0.85(1444.50) = 1227.825$

• The 2% shipping tax is over the price after the repair, thus, as 100 + 2 = 102%:

$1.02(1227.825) = 1252.38$

Her new total cost is of $1,252.38.

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