Question

A store has clearance items that have been marked down by 30%. They are having a sale, advertising an additional 60% off clearance items. What percent of the original price do you end up paying?

Answer 1

28%

Explanation:

We get 30% off the original price

The new price is (100-30) = 70$ of the original price

Let x = the original price

The new price is .7x

Now get get an additional 60% off. We pay (100-60) = 40 percent of the price

Take .7x * .4

The new price is .7*.4 x

.28x

This is 28 percent of the original price x