Question

Hannah was shopping for a summer dress at a store near her home. On the rack where she found the dress she wanted, she saw two signs. The first one read, "Clearance: 15% off." The second one read, "$10 off—Instant Savings." The original price of the dress was $65.00. Hannah lives in Oregon, where there is no sales tax.

Answer 1

First Part: Hannah will pay $45.25

Second Part: Hannah will pay $46.75

Explanation:

Complete Question:

Hannah was shopping for a summer dress at a store near her home. On the rack where she found the dress she wanted, she saw two signs. The first one read, “Clearance: 15% off.” The second one read, “$10 off—Instant Savings.” The original price of the dress was $65.00. Hannah lives in Oregon, where there is no sales tax.

• How much will Hannah pay for the dress if the 15% discount is applied before the $10 discount?
• How much will Hannah pay for the dress if the $10 discount is applied before the 15% discount?

First Part:

First, 15% off, then $10 off. So

65 - (0.15)(65) = $55.25

Now $10 off makes it:

55.25 - 10 = $45.25

Hannah will pay $45.25

Second Part:

Now, first we have to apply $10 discount, so:

65 - 10 = $55

Now, we apply 15% discount, thus:

55 - (0.15)(55) = $46.75

Hannah will pay $46.75