Ron wants to buy a videoo game with a selling price of $48 on sale for 50% off. the sales tax in his state is 4.5% a)how much will ron have to pay in all? b) if he has $25 can he afford to purchase the game?

48 * .5 = 24

24 the amount of money discounted off the price

Therefore it would be 48 - 24 = 24, but then comes the sales tax.

Do 24 * .045 = 1.08

1.08 is the amount of tax owed on the game so you'd do

24 + 1.08 = 25.08

A) The total cost for the game is 25.08

B) Unfortunately he is short by 8 cents and won't be able to buy the video game he wants.