Question

A store has clearance items that have been marked down by 40%. 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

24 percent

Explanation:

Let's say that there is a 100-dollar item. Mark that by 40 and you get 60. Marking that by 60 again gives you 24 dollars. 24 dollars is 24 percent of 100, so you only pay 24 percent of the original price.