Question

Alex and Lara have $21.00 each to spend at a book fair, where all students receive a 35% discount. They both want to purchase a copy of the same book, which normally sells for $28.50 plus 10% sales tax. To check if he has enough to purchase the book, Alex takes 35% of $28.50 and subtracts that amount from the normal price. He takes 10% of the discounted selling price and adds it back to find the purchase amount. Lara takes 65% of the normal purchase price and then computes 110% of the reduced price. Is Alex correct? Is Lara correct? Do they have enough money to purchase the book? Explain your

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@Tom_Boy_Rebel

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@AloneS

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@pooja195

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@sleepyhead314

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Alones

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me too but why??

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sleepyhead the answer is alex but is it alex?

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why is it alex i mean

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both of u