Z wants to buy five shirts worth 34 dollars each and three baseball caps worth 31 dollars. The shirts are on sale with a 10% discount. The baseball caps are half off. What is
the total price that Z needs to pay?

$199.50

Step-by-step explanation:

10% discount of $34 = 10/100*34 = $3.40

so, a single shirt costs $34-$3.40 = $30.60

half off = 50% discount of $31 = 50/100*31 = $15.50

so, a single cap costs $31-$15.50 = $15.50

so, 5 shirts and 3 caps cost now

5*$30.60 + 3*$15.50 = $153 + $46.50 = $199.50

but careful - can this be a trick question ?

the phrasing of the problem description can also suggest that the discounts are only listed to confuse us and are already included in the mentioned prices ("worth" $34 - what does that mean ? because including the discounts they are currently "worth" their prices).

then it would just plainly be

5*$34 + 3*$31 = $170 + $93 = $263

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