The price of a pair of headphones is $49.99 before tax. ron bought the headphones for a 50% discount. he then paid sales tax of 8% on the discounted price. part a: how much did ron pay in sales tax? show all work and steps in your solution. (5 points) part b: what is the total amount that ron paid for the headphones? show all work and steps in your solution

If you would like to know how much did Ron pay in sales tax, and what is the total amount that Ron paid for the headphones, you can calculate this using the following steps:

50% of $49.99 = 50% * 49.99 = 50/100 * 49.99 = $24.995 = $25

8% of $24.995 = 8% * 24.995 = 8/100 * 24.995 = $1.9996 = $2
Part A: Ron paid $2 in sales tax.

$24.995 + $1.9996 = $26.9946 = $27
Part B: The total amount that Ron paid for the headphones is $27.