SOLUTION: employees of a discoumt appliance store recieve 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

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Question 72318: employees of a discoumt appliance store recieve 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?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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With 15% off, the employee pays 85% of the price of $450.
.85%2A450
Then with 20% off of that, the employee pays 80% of the discounted price
.80%2A.85%2A450+=+306 answer