Ozzie has a coupon for 5% off any purchase in his favorite bakery. when ozzie stops to buy some cookies, he discovers that all cookies are on sale for 15% off the regular price. the cookies are regularly $5.89 per dozen. if ozzie uses his coupon and pays 7% sales tax, how much does he pay for two dozen cookies?

Answer-

He needs to pay $10.17 for two dozen of cookies.

Solution-

Regular price of cookies = $5.89 per dozen.

Ozzie bought 2 dozens of cookies.

So, the regular price of 2 dozen = 2×5.89 = $11.78

But, all cookies are on sale for 15% off the regular price.

New price of 2 dozen of cookies will be,

But, Ozzie applies a 5% off coupon, so new price will be,

Now, the 7% sales tax will be levied on $9.50

So, the net amount that Ozzie needs to pay is,

the monthly balance will be $75,000

step-by-step explanation:

you can add the two numbers and divide the result by 2. or you can find the gap between the two numbers and add half of this to the smaller number.