SOLUTION: With a $100 purchase, a housewife is offered 4 successive discount of 25% , 20% , 10% and 5% in any order that she wishes. Which order of discounts will benefit her the most?

Question 1104662: With a $100 purchase, a housewife is offered 4 successive discount of 25% , 20% , 10% and 5% in any order that she wishes. Which order of discounts will benefit her the most?
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With a $100 purchase, a housewife is offered 4 successive discount of 25% , 20% , 10% and 5% in any order that she wishes.
Which order of discounts will benefit her the most?
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I don't see how it could make any difference. When you multiply successive values the order that you do it does not make any difference
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