SOLUTION: After two successive discounts of 40% and 50% to an item,what percent of the original price is the final price? Please show the solution.

SOLUTION: After two successive discounts of 40% and 50% to an item,what percent of the original price is the final price? Please show the solution.

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Question 631376: After two successive discounts of 40% and 50% to an item,what percent of the original price is the final price? Please show the solution.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose the item originally costs $100
After the 1st discount:

After the 2nd discount:

and

The final price is 30% of the original price
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