Tax and a Discount

At a retail outlet, you get a 20% discount but you must pay 15% sales tax.

Which would you prefer having calculated first, discount or tax?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Mason, J., Burton, L., & Stacey, K., (1985). Thinking Mathematically.
England: Addison-Wesley Publishers Ltd.)

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