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Question 1134712: Two stores sell the same shirt at the same price both stores decided to sell the shirt at a discount price store a half off store be 1/4 off plus an additional 1/4 off today only which store offers a better discount if a shirt is bought today
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can say that the shirt costs $100 to start with
( the starting pice doesn't matter )
store A:


store B:



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Store A's price is cheaper.
$6,25 cheaper for a shirt that
originally costs $100
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two stores sell the same shirt at the same price both stores decided to sell the shirt at a discount price store a half off store be 1/4 off plus an additional 1/4 off today only which store offers a better discount if a shirt is bought today
 off = .5, or 50% COST, compared to , or .75 (75%) * , or .75 (75%) = .5625, or 56.25% COST

Now, compare the 2 and determine the better deal. 

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