The price of a new car is 42,500. If there is sale for 6.5 percent off then how much is the discount? What is the total cost for the car before sales tax? Explain

6.5% is $2,762.50 off of the cost making the total before sales tax $39,737.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

The original price of the car is $42,500. A discount of 6.5% off can be found by converting 6.5 into decimal form as 0.065 and multiplying it by the price.

42,500 (0.065) = 2,762.5

This is the amount of dollars off the original price. We find the new discounted price by subtracting the discount from the original price.

42,500-2,762.5=39.737.5