Question

Antonia bought a set of dishes, a towel, and a candle at a housewares store. The set of dishes cost $35.71, the towel cost $21.65, and the candle cost $9.44 before any coupons or discounts.

She used a $0.50-off coupon on the candle, a $2.75-off coupon on the towel, and the set of dishes was on sale for 10% off the regular price. Which of the following best describes the amounts that Antonia saved?

Answer 1

So first things first, take off the values of each item according to the coupons. First try the set value coupons (i.e. $0.50 off) before the percent-off coupons. that's the first step you should take.

Answer 2

After you do that, take the price of the dishes and find the value of the dishes that is 10 percent less, or 90% of the original price. Once you have done that, just add the 3 remaining prices and you have your answer