Question 9
3 points
9) A sofa is selling for $796, but the store is offering a 31.25% discount.
A sales tax of 9.875% will be applied to the sales price. Write an
equation and use it to estimate the final price of the sofa.
Your

$601.29

Step-by-step explanation:

-Given that the item has a discount of 31.25% and that the sales tax is at 9.875%

Let c be the sale price, p the regular price and d the discount rate.

#The cost of the item, c before sales tax is:

#Now let be the sale price after taxation.

-The sales tax is added to the listed price to determine the final sale price:

We substitute our values in the sale's equation to calculate the final sofa price:

Hence, the final price of the sofa is $601.29