SOLUTION: Please solve this question A shop sale is offering 10% discount off everything. In the sale, Mrs Down spends £54 on a bags and £81 on a dress. A. What was the total original cos

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A shop sale is offering 10% discount off everything.
In the sale, Mrs Down spends £54 on a bags and £81 on a dress.
A. What was the total original cost of these two items?
B. How much did Mrs Down save by getting them in the sale?
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Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A. Since discount was 10%, then Mrs Down paid 90% of original cost, therefore the original cost of a bag is , the original cost of a dress is
The total original cost of these two items is £
B. Actually the total cost were £
Mrs Down saved £

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