Answered

You want to buy a used car for $8,648.00 plus 4.7% sales tax. You want to make a 5% down payment. How much is your down payment? My answer is $452.72. Can someone tell me if it's correct?

Verified Answer :

arewar

That's the answer I got!

8648 .047 = 406.456

406.456 + 8648 = 9054.456

9054.456 .05 = 452.72!

Answer:

The down payment is $ 452.72 (approx).

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The original price of the car = $8,648.00

Sales tax = 4.7%,

So, the final price of the car = (100+4.7)% of the original price

= 104.7% of $ 8,648.00

@@MATH_TOKEN_0@@

@@MATH_TOKEN_1@@

@@MATH_TOKEN_2@@

Now, the percentage of down payment = 5 %,

Hence, the amount of down payment = 5 % of the final price

= 5 % of $ 9054.456

\(=\frac{5\times 9054.456}{100}\)

\(=\frac{45272.28}{100}\)

\(=\$ 452.7228\approx \$ 452.72\)