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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Please Help!! The price of shirts in a store is $20 and the price of ties in the same store is $15. A customer buys 2 shirts and 3 ties during a sale when the price of shirts is discounted 15% and the price of ties is discounted 10%. How much did the customer save due to the sale? a) $10.5 b) $11 c) $11.5 d) $12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910

OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

how much are 2 shirts normally?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ignore the discount

OpenStudy (anonymous):

$4o

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

now apply the 15% discount (for the shirts) to get ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you divide?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

what's 15% of 40?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

$39.85

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

15% of $40 = 0.15*40 = ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

$6.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so for just the shirts only, you saved $6

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

do the same for the ties

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you I got 10.5!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

correct

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