document.write( "Question 1129756: Khairul wants to buy a sofa set. He is offered three successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 25% and he can arrange them in any order he wants. Which order will benefit him the most? explain your answer. :) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #746351 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let the original cost = $\"+c+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "discounted cost = $\"+.75%2A%28+.8%2A%28+.9c+%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.75%2A.72c+=+.54c+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "arrangement #2
\n" ); document.write( "discounted price = $\"+.9%2A%28+.75%2A%28+.8c+%29%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.9%2A.6c+=+.54c+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The order of the discounts doesn't matter \n" ); document.write( "

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