Mrs. bowen told mr. bowen that there is no way he is way he is spending that much money on golf clubs. instead she wants to buy a new flat screen television for the living room. walmart has a 55 inch ultra slim hdtv flat screen that is normally $1099.99 but its on sale for 42% off. the sales tax on the tv will be 6.5%. how much will the final price of the tv be? can you explain how to do it?

Hi there!
Sounds confusing, I know.

But let me try to explain.
First we need to subtract the discount from the total.

1099.99- 42%= 637.99

So, 637.99 is our new total, but wait!
We have to add the SALES TAX!! That’s kind of important. ; )

Okay so now let’s take our new total and then add the tax.

637.99+ 6.5%= 679.45

And... there we have it. $679.45 for that beautiful flat screen tv.
Looks like the Bowen’s are in for some big savings! Maybe they can buy those golf clubs after all...

Have a terrific day! I hope I have successfully helped you.
~Brooke❤️

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