SOLUTION: As a promotional offer, a new hair salon offered its services at 20% discount for the first 2 weeks. Janice and her friends took advantage of the bargain and had their hair done f

Question 1143033: As a promotional offer, a new hair salon offered its services at 20% discount for the first 2
weeks. Janice and her friends took advantage of the bargain and had their hair done for a
total amount of £100. Show your working.
a) What were the total savings made?
b)Work out the average savings amount if 4 hairdos were done?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cost before discount

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(a)

25 is the savings
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(b)

6.25 is the average savings

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