SOLUTION: Sebastian is a student and he earns £8.50 per hour at the weekend. He wants to buy a coat that is £162. He gets a 10% student discount when purchasing clothes. Estimate how many

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Question 1146218: Sebastian is a student and he earns £8.50 per hour at the weekend.
He wants to buy a coat that is £162. He gets a 10% student discount when purchasing clothes. Estimate how many hours he needs to work on order to buy the coat.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sebastian is a student and he earns £8.50 per hour at the weekend.
He wants to buy a coat that is £162. He gets a 10% student discount when purchasing clothes. Estimate how many hours he needs to work on order to buy the coat.
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He'll pay £162*0.9
Divide that by £8.50

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