Henrietta has 120 to buy a new bicycle. She finds the bike that she wants to buy on sale for 20% off. If there is 6% sales tax, which of the following best describes the amount of money Henrietta has with regards to buying the bike? a. Henrietta has enough before the tax, but not enough after the tax. b. Henrietta has enough money even after the tax. c. Henrietta does not have enough money even before the tax. d. There is not enough information given.

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Tickles

8 February, 23:35

Henrietta has 120 to buy a new bicycle. She finds the bike that she wants to buy on sale for 20% off. If there is 6% sales tax, which of the following best describes the amount of money Henrietta has with regards to buying the bike? a. Henrietta has enough before the tax, but not enough after the tax. b. Henrietta has enough money even after the tax. c. Henrietta does not have enough money even before the tax. d. There is not enough information given.

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Damari Combs · Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, option D is the correct answer. Firstly, we were made to know the amount of money she has to be $120. Now, to properly account for the 20% discount and also the 6% after sales tax, we need to know actually the amount the bike costs.

If we are furnished with the information about what the bike cost, we can then proceed to adequately find the values of the discount and the value of what the after sales tax would be. It is after this that we can now make any comparison with the money she has at hand and thus consider other options in the question.