Luis wants to buy a skateboard that usually sells for $79.24. All merchandise is discounted by 12%. What is the total cost of the skateboard if Luis has to pay a state sales tax of 6.25%. Round your intermediate calculations and answer to the nearest cent.
The total cost of the skateboard is So 12% of $79.24 is 9.50 so you subtract that. When that’s subtracted you get 69.74 6.25% of 69.74 is 4.35 Add those together and get $74.09 So I guess the total cost of the skateboard would be $74.10
