document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=630299>Question 630299</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What single discount is equivalent to 2 succcessive discounts of 11% and 8% ? please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #396835 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=396835\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose an item originally cost $100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After the 1st discount,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+100+-+.11%2A100+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+100+-+.11%2A100+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+100+-+11+=+89+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+100+-+11+=+89+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It costs $89<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then after the 2nd discount,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+89+-+.08%2A89+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+89+-+.08%2A89+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+89+-+7.12+=+81.88+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+89+-+7.12+=+81.88+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "It costs $81.88<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, after the 2 discounts, the item ended up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "costing <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+100+-+81.88+=+18.12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+100+-+81.88+=+18.12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > less<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the discount is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2818.12%2F100%29%2A100+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2818.12%2F100%29%2A100+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > %<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 18.12 % </SPAN>\n" );
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