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? asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 8 years ago

Math homework Writing assignment Help!?

So for my math class i need to Write a paragraph to explain which is the better deal and why: a discount of 40% or a discount of 20% followed by another of 22%?

Thanks for your help :)

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  • 8 years ago
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    Discount of 40% or Discount of 20% followed by 22%.

    Let's use $100 as an example.

    Discount of 40%:

    $100 * 40% <-- 40% is equal to 40/100 or 0.40

    $100 * .40

    $40 Savings

    Discount of 20% followed by 22%:

    $100 * 20% <-- 20% is equal to 20/100 or 0.20

    $100 * .20

    $20 Savings

    $100 - $20

    $80 Remaining price, take 22% off

    $80 * 22% <-- 22% is equal to 22/100 or 0.22

    $80 * 0.22

    $17.60 Savings

    $20 First Discount Saving + $17.60 Second Discount Saving

    $37.60 Total Savings

    The 40% discount is better.

    The 40% discount is better because you are taking 40% off a larger number. Although the sum of 20% and 22% are greater; the 22% is taken off the smaller number which reduces the actual dollar you save. You would have needed to take an additional 25% off for the second discount to equal the value of the 40% used in this scenario.

  • 8 years ago

    a discount of 40%. Lets say you bought something for $100. a 40% discount would drop it donw to $60. now lets say you bought the same thing with a 20% discount. that drops it down to $80. Now you take 22% off of $80. 22% of $80 is $17.60. So 80 - 17.60 is $62.40. Thats $2.40 more you have to spend than straight 40%

  • 5 years ago

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