Question

Jillian is shopping for new school supplies. She finds a flyer in the newspaper for

her favorite store. They are offering the following coupons. Jillian needs to buy a
new laptop for the school year. The list price for the laptop is $479.99. Is it a better
deal to use the coupon for the $100 rebate or the 20% off one item? Explain your
reasoning.

Answer 1

lk

Explanation:

Answer 2

Rebate

Explanation:

To see which is a better deal, solve each one and compare.

$100 off 20% off

$479.99-$100 $479.99*(1-.2)

$379.99 $479.99*.8

$383.99

So, it is cheaper with the rebate because it costs less.