Question 840603
Price at store just marked-up:  {{{44.50+44.5(0.65)}}};
Reduction by 10%:   {{{0.90(44.50+44.5(0.65))}}};

Might not be technically correct, but the 2% tax may be applied to the regular store price: {{{(0.90(44.50+44.5(0.65)))+0.02(44.50+44.5(0.65))}}}


A way to make the decimal numbers seem neater is to use the markup as 1.65 factor.
{{{highlight(0.90(1.65)(44.5)+0.02(1.65)(44.50))}}}
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That could be managed more neatly still using the distributive property:
{{{highlight((1.65)(44.50)(0.90+0.02))}}}