document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60741>Question 60741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #41706 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=41706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (.85*450)(.8)=382.50*.8=$306.00 FOR THE DISHWASHER AFTER THE 15% & THE 20% DISCOUNTS<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are many ways to solve these type of word problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I choose the \"lazy method=fewer numbers & calculations\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For discounts the best was is to directly calculate the new price by subtracting the 15% discount (as a percent) 1-.15=.85 then multiply the price by .85 to get the dicounted price<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450*.85=$382.5 now this is also dicounted by 20% or (1-.2=.8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "382.50*.8=$306.00. I choose to combine these two operations into one formula thus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(450*.85).8=$306 </SPAN>\n" );
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