Moses is solving the problem below.
A box of spaghetti at the grocery store is purchased for $1.60 wholesale and is marked up by 60 percent. Then, the store
marks down the item by 20 percent. A customer wants to buy three boxes of spaghetti. How much will the customer pay,
including paying 8 percent sales tax? Round your answer to the nearest cent
Look at the table below.
Steps
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Moses's work
$1.60(1.6) - $2,56
$2.56(0.80) - $2.05
$2.05(3) - $8.20
$8.20(1.08) - $8.86