A local furniture store is selling all $850 mattresses at 35% off. Alyssa is buying a mattress and has a coupon for an additional 10% off the sale price. What will Alyssa pay for her mattress? Please show all work.

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anonymous · Answer

I am guessing this is like real life where you get 35% off and then then 10%

anonymous · Answer

If we have 35% off, then we pay 65%

$552.50 = 850(.65)

Now the additional 10% off or pay 90% remaining

$497.25 = 552.50(.90)

$497.25 is our final answer