SOLUTION: A store charges $49 for a pair of pants. This price is 40% more than the amount it costs the store to buy the pants. After a sale, any employee is allowed to purchase any remaining

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Question 486659: A store charges $49 for a pair of pants. This price is 40% more than the amount it costs the store to buy the pants. After a sale, any employee is allowed to purchase any remaining pairs of pants at 30% off the store's costs. How much would it cost an employee to purchase the pants after the sale?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +c+ = the Store's cost
given:
+49+=+c+%2B+.4c+
+49+=+1.4c+
+c+=+49+%2F+1.4+
+c+=+35+
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30% off the stores cost is
+c+-+.3c+=+.7c+
+.7c+=+.7%2A35+
+.7%2A35+=+24.5+
The employee's cost after the sale is $24.50