A store has clearance items that have been marked down by 60% they are having a sale advertising an additional 30% off clearance items. What percent of the original price do you end up paying?

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John Krueger asked Mar 21, 2023

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A store has clearance items that have been marked down by 60% they are having a sale advertising an additional 30% off clearance items. What percent of the original price do you end up paying?

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John Krueger asked Mar 21, 2023

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the original price is P, the price marked down by 60% will be 0.30p. If it is discounted an additional 30%, the price will be

0.60(0.30P) = 0.18P,

which is 18% of P.

Volodymyr Korolyov answered Mar 25, 2023