SOLUTION: My favorite store was having a 15% off everything sale. The jeans I wanted were originally $49.99, but they were already marked down to $35.99 before the 15% discount. When I bou

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Question 251872: My favorite store was having a 15% off everything sale. The jeans I wanted
were originally $49.99, but they were already marked down to $35.99
before the 15% discount. When I bought the jeans, what percent discount off
the original price did I pay? (Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.)
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35.99*.85=30.59
49.99-30.59=19.40
19.40/49.99=.388=38.8%