Answer to Question #184863 in Math for Philisiwe

Question

Daisy want to buy a new smart phone .the price of the phone excluding vat is 16 500 as suming that is 15% ,if she purchase the smart phone cash the store offers a 5% discount how much will she save if she buy's the phone?

Answer 1

If the price of the phone excluding vat is 16 500 as suming that is 15%, then the price including VAT is 16,500×1.15 = 18,975.

If the store offers a 5% discount, then she will save 18,975×0.05 = 948.75.