SOLUTION: All-Mart is offering both an instore $35 rebate and a 15% discount on an MP3 player that normally costs $300. Which provides the better price: taking the discount before the rebate

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Question 1070658: All-Mart is offering both an instore $35 rebate and a 15% discount on an MP3 player that normally costs $300. Which provides the better price: taking the discount before the rebate, or taking the rebate before the discount?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rebate first then discount is $265 with 15% discount, which is $39.75, so price is $225.25.
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Discount first then rebate is 15% off $300, or $45, making it $255, subtracting $35 rebate to get $220.
Discount before rebate; the discount is more when taken first. The rebate comes for both.