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joellen used a 15% off coupon on an $80 jacket she bought at the store. what is the new price of the jacket after the discount is applied and then joellen had to pay 5.5% sales tax on the discounted price of the jacket?

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Answer:

$ 71.74

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Old price of the jacket  = $ 80

Discount = 15 %

Therefore, discounted price = [tex]80-\frac{15}{100}\times 80=\frac{85}{100}\times 80=\$ 68[/tex]

Now, sales tax = 5.5 % on discounted price = [tex]\frac{5.5}{100}\times 68=\$ 3.74[/tex]

Therefore, the new price of the jacket after discount and paying sales tax is given as:

New price = Discounted price + Sales tax

New price = $ 68 + $ 3.74 = $ 71.74

So, the new price of the jacket is $ 71.74.