document.write( "Question 1201581: Your work in the tool department of Spark. A customer comes to you with a special coupon for a 10% discount the store is already running as 30% off sale. The item the customer has in hand is priced at $200. She claims that she is entitled to 40% discount. Your manager says that the 10% discount is taken off the final price after the initial 30% is deducted. Are the final prices the same? Use calculations to support your answer. \n" ); document.write( "

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They are not the same. If 30% is taken off, 70% of the price remains which is $210. The coupon is then applied, leaving 90% of the sale price to pay which is $189. The additional 10% is taken off of a smaller value that the original price. If a total of 40% is taken off, 60% remains, which is $180. That is not the same as $189. \n" ); document.write( "

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