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1990 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8

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Problem

A dress originally priced at 80 dollars was put on sale for 25\% off. If 10\% tax was added to the sale price, then the total selling price (in dollars) of the dress was

\text{(A)}\ \text{45 dollars} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{52 dollars} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{54 dollars} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \t...

Solution

After the price reduction, the sale price is 80-.25\times 80 = 60 dollars. The tax makes the final price 60+.1\times 60 = 66 dollars \rightarrow \boxed{\text{D}}.

See Also

1990 AJHSME (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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