SOLUTION: A store has clearance items that have been marked down 30%. They are having a sale, advertising an additional 60% off clearance items. What percentage of the original price do you

Question 1174842: A store has clearance items that have been marked down 30%. They are having a sale, advertising an additional 60% off clearance items. What percentage of the original price do you end up paying?
Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The discounted price after two-step discount is  (1-0.3)*(1-0.6) = 0.7*0.4 = 0.28 of the original price.


ANSWER.  After the two-step discount, you pay only 28% of the original price.

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