Mrs.Smith wishes to purchase a freezer with a list price of $500. If she waits for a "15% off" sale and receives an additional discount of 2% for paying cash , how much will she save ?

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anonymous · Answer

85 dollars

anonymous · Answer

15+2 = 17 percent of dicount accounts to be 85 dollars

ddcamp · Answer

%off discounts multiply, and don't add.
So the total sale would be 2% off after 15% off, a total of 16.7% off.
The savings then would be 0.167 * 500 = $83.50