SOLUTION: Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he
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Question 254523: Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450? i know the answer is $306 but how did they get that answer Answer by dabanfield(803) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450? i know the answer is $306 but how did they get that answer
The first discount is .15 * 450 = 67.50
The resulting reduced price is 450 - 67.50 = 382.50
Applying the second 20% discount to the reduced price we have:
.20 * 382.50 = 76.50
The final discounted price is then 382.50 - 76.50 = $306.00
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