document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819639>Question 819639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sammy decided to go Christmas shopping at the mall. He had won a pass that allowed him to take an additional 20% off all final price purchases at any store, which he used for each purchase. First Sammy went to Game Stop to by his friend a video game. Game stop was having a 35% off store-wide sale. Then, he headed off to Payless to take advantage of their 25% off everything sale, to buy a pair of shoes. His last stop was at Moosejaw to buy a pullover, because they were having a one-day sale where everything was 15% off. As Sammy was leaving the mall, he stopped at a gift wrapping booth. They were charging $2.75(tax-included) for each gift wrapped. Sammy had all three gifts wrapped.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the end of the month Sammy opened his credit card statement and noticed the following three charges:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Game Stop: $35.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Payless: $55.72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Moosejaw: $96.89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the original price of each item AND what was the average dollar amount Sammy spent on each purchase?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using MICHIGAN sales tax! 6% <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What I already solved:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. Work backwards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Undo the tax<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. $55.72 - $3.15 (tax)= $52.57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$35.28 - $2.54 (tax)= $32.74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$96.89 - $5.48 (tax)= $91.41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Undo the percent off<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Total of 45% saved at Payless (25% + 20%)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total of 55% saved at Game Stop  (35% + 20%)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total of 35% saved at Moosejaw   (15% + 20%)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*This is the part of the process I don't understand </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #493176 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=493176\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't think you can just add the discounted percent's because they are taken from different amounts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take number three.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55.72-315=52.57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52.57/0.80=69.65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "69.65/0.65=107.15 original price for payless\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You do the other two and the averages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can see I used the price paid percentage, not the discount percentage. </SPAN>\n" );
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