solve a problem involving sales tax and/ or discounts

the manager of a store discounted all lamps 40% one week. The next week, she dropped the prices by an additional $5. A customer boughtt a lamp that was originally priced at $199. What did the lamp cost after the two discount and a 4% sales tax?
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199 * .40 = 79.60 - 5 = 74.50 *1.04 = $77.48

Did your teacher teach you tax was assigned after the discounts or before?  The above answer is after the discounts...

199 *1.04 = 206.96 * .40 = 82.78 - 5 = $77.78

This is before discounts...

 

by Level 10 User (55.7k points)

The final answer is $118.03 and i know it right cause i'm in the 6th

 

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