Question

1. multiple percent: a pair of shoes costs $60. you get 20% off, then pay 7% sales tax on the discounted price. what is the final cost?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the discounted price after 20% off

The original price is $60. A 20% discount means we pay 80% (or 0.8) of the original price. So the discounted price is $60\times0.8 = 48$.

Step2: Calculate the final cost with 7% sales tax

Now we need to add 7% sales tax to the discounted price of $48. This means we pay 107% (or 1.07) of the discounted price. So the final cost is $48\times1.07 = 51.36$.

Answer:

The final cost is $\$51.36$.