shoes..

The Fibonnacis bought new shoes for the Little League team. They found the shoes at a 25% off sale. The shoes originally cost $28.95.

a) How much did they save on each pair?


b) How much did they pay for each pair?


c) What was the total cost for ten pairs of shoes?


d) Sales tax is 7.5%. How much was the tax on the ten pairs of shoes?


e) What was the total cost for the ten pairs of shoes?

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Gene

naisha_grace said:

a) How much did they save on each pair?

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Multiply original cost by sale percentage.

naisha_grace said:

b) How much did they pay for each pair?

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Subtract a) from original cost.

naisha_grace said:

c) What was the total cost for ten pairs of shoes?

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Multiply b) by 10.

naisha_grace said:

d) Sales tax is 7.5%. How much was the tax on the ten pairs of shoes?

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Well, that's a dirty trick. You didn't say there was tax. This makes b) and c) wrong. You go fix them.

naisha_grace said:

e) What was the total cost for the ten pairs of shoes?

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Shouldn't this be the same as c)?

Talk about flooding the board. :roll: