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A clothing store is having a sale: buy one shirt at
regular price, and get a second shirt of equal or lesser
value for 35% off. Jason buys two shirts at the sale.
The regular price of the first shirt is $32.00, and the
regular price of the second shirt is $20.00. Including
sales tax, Jason pays $48.60 for the two shirts.

Respuesta :

Using proportions, it is found that the sales tax is of 8%.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount.

In this problem, he buys a shirt for $32.00, then the second at 35% off, hence the price of the second shirt is:

P = (1 - 0.35) x 200 = 0.65 x 20 = $13.

The total price of the shirts is:

T = $32.00 + $13.00 = $45.00.

Hence, he pays $3.60 in taxes, and the sales tax is given by:

Tax = (3.6/45) x 100% = 8%.

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