SOLUTION: employees of a discount appliance store recieve an additional 20% off the lowest price on an item. if an empoyee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay

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Question 159804: employees of a discount appliance store recieve an additional 20% off the lowest price on an item. if an empoyee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?
Answer by petvetizhere(5)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well they get 35% off(20% + 15%) So take .35 times $450 to get the amount taken off., and you get 157.5 (= $157.50) they got discounted, so subtract that from $450.00. Which equals $292.50 that they paid.
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