Question

The coach for a basketball team wants to buy new shoes for her 12 players.
Super Sports is offering a 20% discount on each pair of shoes, which were originally priced $72.50. A 6.5% sales tax will be applied to the discounted price.

The same shoes are also available on Double Dribble's website for $54.75. A 9% processing fee will be applied to the cost of the shoes, plus a shipping fee of $5.99 for each pair.

What is the difference in the total costs of the 12 pairs of shoes between the two stores?

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Answer 1

Answer:

$46.77

Step-by-step explanation:

Hey there!

Lets first review the information given.

So we know the coach wants to by shoes for 12 players, and Super Sports is offering a 20% discount.

Next, we know that the shoes were originally priced at $72.50 and that a 6.5% sales tax will be applied.

On Double Dribbles, the same shoes were on for $54.75, and a 9% processing fee will be added.

Lastly, on Double Dribbles, it says that there's going to be an extra $5.99 for shipping.

Now that part is done, lets look at what we need to find.

So, we need to find the difference in the total costs between the two stores. Notice how it says difference? That means we're subtracting, right?

Now to the actual question. First of all, we need to multiply 12 by 72.50. The answer to that is 870. Next, we need to multiply 8 by 870 and divide it by 10. The answer to that is 696. Then, we need to add the price and the tax. The price will be 100%, and the tax will be 6.5%. 100 + 6.5 = 106.5. After that, we need to 106.5 by 100. The answer it that is 1.065. Lastly, we need to times 1.065 by 696. And the answer to that is $741.24.

Now that's done, we need to do the same to the other store. I'll skip this part but you can do it on your own. But, the answer to it is 788.01.

Thus, making Super Sports a better deal.

However, we are not done yet. We still need to answer the question. We need to find the difference. So, 788.01 - 741.24 = $46.77.

I hope I explained it well enough and I'm sorry if I took too long to answer. But I hope you have a great day :)