Question

Ismail and Oscar wanted to buy a new car to drive their classmates around downtown Toronto.
The original price of the car was $56 000. After negotiating with the sales manager for more than 2
hours, the sales manager agreed to give them a discount by taking off one tenth of the cost.
However, Ismail and Oscar also had to pay a tax amount equal to 0.13 of the price they paid for the
car. What is the total amount they paid for the car? How much did each one of them paid?

Answer 1

Answer:

Ismail and Oscar wanted to buy a new car to drive their classmates around downtown Toronto.

The original price of the car was $56 000. After negotiating with the sales manager for more than 2

hours, the sales manager agreed to give them a discount by taking off one tenth of the cost.

However, Ismail and Oscar also had to pay a tax amount equal to 0.13 of the price they paid for the

car. What is the total amount they paid for the car? How much did each one of them paid?