Ellen wants to purchase a book that is regularly priced at $18. The book is discounted 15%. She also needs to pay a 6% sales tax on the discounted price.
the book is originally $18...
then if you discount it by 15%...
$18-($18 x .15)=$15.3
then it says that she has to pay 6% of the already discounted price...
$15.3+(15.3 x .06)=16.218$
if you round it to the nearest whole penny its...
Answer:
16.22$
