SOLUTION: Martha bought a $60 skirt at 40% off and a $40 blouse at 20% off. What percent discount did she receive on the total purchase?
My answer is 40%...
Question 100901: Martha bought a $60 skirt at 40% off and a $40 blouse at 20% off. What percent discount did she receive on the total purchase?
My answer is 40%... Answer by doukungfoo(195) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! First find out what Martha actually paid for each item.
The $60 skirt was 40% off so to find out how much she paid
multiply 60 times .40
Marth saved $24 on the skirt
So the actual price paid is
$60-$24
So the skirt cost $36
Now the $40 blouse was 20% off
multiply 40 times .20
Martha saved $8 on the blouse
Actual price paid for the blouse is
$40-$8
The blouse cost $32
Ok now we can find what percentage discount she received on the total purchase.
The total price before discount is
$60+$40=$100
The total price with the discount is
$36+$32=$68
Ok so the percentage we are looking for is
$68 is what percent of $100
It should be easy to see that the answer is 68% but lets do the math.
Divide $68 by $100
now multiply by 100 to get percent
68%
