document.write( "Question 31978: You are at a shoe store. There is a pair of shoes for $100. The manager takes 50% off $100.Then he takes 30% off the new price. Finally he takes 20% of the last price. What is the total discount as a percent of the original price. THank You, your help will be appreciated, robert \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #18517 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Original price = $100
\n" ); document.write( "After 50% reduction new price is $50
\n" ); document.write( "After 30% reduction new price is 0.7(50)=$35
\n" ); document.write( "After 20% reduction new price is 0.8(35)=$28
\n" ); document.write( "Total discount is (100-28)/100= 1-0.28=0.72=72%
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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