A bottle of juice is $4.25. The store is offering a 15% discount on all items. After applying the discount, there is a 6% sales tax. What is the final price for the juice?

Rationale

The final price for the juice is $3.83.

The original price of the juice is $4.25. First, a 15% discount is applied, reducing the price to $3.61. Then, a 6% sales tax is added, bringing the final price to $3.83.

A ($34.00) YOUR ANSWER

The price of the juice cannot be $34.00 because this amount is significantly higher than the original price. Even with the application of a sales tax, the final price should be lower than the original price due to the 15% discount.

B ($4.00) YOUR ANSWER

The price of the juice cannot be $4.00 because this amount doesn't accurately reflect the 15% discount and the subsequent 6% sales tax. A 15% discount on the original price of $4.25 would reduce the price to $3.61, and a 6% sales tax on this discounted price would increase it to $3.83.

C ($3.61) YOUR ANSWER

The price of the juice cannot be $3.61 because this amount only accounts for the 15% discount and not the subsequent 6% sales tax. After applying the 15% discount, the price is indeed $3.61. However, we must then add a 6% sales tax, which brings the final price to $3.83.

D ($3.83) CORRECT

This is the correct answer. After applying the 15% discount to the original price of $4.25, the price becomes $3.61. Then, a 6% sales tax is added to this amount, resulting in a final price of $3.83.

Conclusion

The final price of the juice, after applying a 15% discount and a 6% sales tax, is $3.83. The other options either do not account for both the discount and the sales tax, or they result in a price that is higher than the original price, which is not possible given the conditions of the problem.

A bottle of juice is $4.25. The store is offering a 15% discount on all items. After applying the discount, there is a 6% sales tax. What is the final price for the juice?

The final price for the juice is $3.83.

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