Question

On Monday, Jeff bought a t-shirt for 40% off

the regular price of $16.00, not including tax. The
next day, the t-shirt that Jeff bought was marked
down to 75% off its regular price. How much
would Jeff have saved, not including tax, if he had
waited until Tuesday to buy the t-shirt?​

Answer 1

jeff would have saved $2.40 if he bought the shirt on tuesday at 75% off.

Answer 2

The answer is: $ 5.6

Step-by-step explanation:

On Monday, Jeff bought a shirt with a 40% = 0.4 discount. The regular price of $ 16.00, excluding taxes.

He paid for the shirt without taxes: $ 16.00 - ($ 16.00 x 0.4) = 16.00 - 6.4 = $ 9.6

The next day, the shirt Jeff bought was reduced to 75% = 0.75 of his regular price.

The next day the shirt would cost without taxes: $ 16.00 - ($ 16.00 x 0.75) = 16.00 - 12 = $ 4

How much would Jeff have saved, If what he paid we subtracted what the shirt would cost the next day the result would be: $ 9.6 - $ 4 = $ 5.6

The answer is: $ 5.6