SOLUTION: a sportings good store is offering an additional 30% off all clearance items. Angie purchases a pair of running shoes that were on clearance for $65. If the shoes originally cost $

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Question 1090377: a sportings good store is offering an additional 30% off all clearance items. Angie purchases a pair of running shoes that were on clearance for $65. If the shoes originally cost $85, what was her total percentage of savings
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a sportings good store is offering an additional 30% off all clearance items. Angie purchases a pair of running shoes that were on clearance for $65.
If the shoes originally cost $85, what was her total percentage of savings
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How much did she pay for the shoes?
65 - .3(65) = $45.50 price she paid for the shoes
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%28%2885-45.50%29%29%2F85 * 100 = 46.47% total savings