Question

A shopper buys a $\$100$ coat on sale for $20\%$ off. An additional $\$5$ is taken off the sale price by using a discount coupon. A sales tax of $8\%$ is paid on the final selling price. The total amount the shopper pays for the coat is

$\$81.00$

$\$81.40$

$\$82.00$

$\$82.08$

$\$82.40$

Answer: A

Concepts:percentage

Difficulty rating: 860

Solution:

The $20\%$ discount lowers the price to $\$80,$ and the $\$5$ coupon reduces it to $\$75.$

Adding $8\%$ tax gives $1.08 \times \$75 = \$81.00.$

Thus, the correct answer is A .

1994 AMC 8 Problem 9

Answer: A

Difficulty rating: 860

Solution:

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