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A $55 pair of shoes was discounted 15 percent, making the sale price $46.75. The discounted price was then discounted again by 10 percent. Explain how you would find the final price of the shoes

User Velusamy Venkatraman
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Answer:

$42.08

Step-by-step explanation:

First equate the discounted(sale price) $46.75 to 100%. If

$46.75=100%,what about 90%since it was discounted by 10%

(90%×46.75)÷100

=$42.08

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