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| Question 1033510:  During a sale at a bookstore, Joseph buys a book at full price. He is given a 50 percent discount on the second book of equal or less value. If Joseph buys two books with a full price of $15 and $10 respectively, by what percent is the total cost of the two books reduced during the sale?
 Answer by jorel555(1290)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! In this example, the discount is only applied to the second book.  So Joseph has to pay: $15 + .5($10), or $20 total.
 Since the books normally cost $25 total normally, Joseph paid $20/$25%, or 80% of both books (saving 20%)!!!!!!!!
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