Eden bought a new phone. the phone’s retail price is $199. in addition, she paid sales tax of 8% of the retail price. a few days after the purchase, she filled out a mail-in rebate form and got back $50 from the store. how much did eden pay for the phone after tax and the mail-in rebate?

The price paid for the phone after tax and the mail-in rebate is $265 (an approximate value of $264.92).

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Retail price of the phone $199, sales tax 8% of the retail price and rebate $50.

So, for getting the price paid for phone add the retail price, sales tax and rebate.

Now, the amount of sales tax :

8% of $199

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Sales tax is $15.92.

According to question:

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Therefore, the price paid for the phone after tax and the mail-in rebate is $265 (an approximate value of $264.92).

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.