document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=355644>Question 355644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shirt is on sale at a 20% discount. The sales tax is 5%. A new sales clerk simply takes 15% off the original price. Is this correct? Why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #253946 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=253946\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the shirt cost $x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20% discount<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the shirt will cost 0.8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 5%sales tax  on 0.8x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05*0.8x=0.04x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.8x+0.04x=0.84x is the price...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "price is $x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "less 15%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15x is reduced.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the price will be x-0.15x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=0.85x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is incorrect. He will be charging more.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
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