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Astore offers a 15% dscount on all items in the store during a sale. Al store employees get an additional 10% employee discount In the equation below, C represents the cost of an item for an employee including tax and x represents the original price of the item C 0H65x + 0.06(0.765x) Chris is an employee at the store. He plans to buy a coat during the sale. The price of the coat before the discount is $100. How much will Chris pay for the coat during the sale? Remember, do not include the $ symbol

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The answer is 81.09.

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C = 0.765x + 0.06(0.765x)


x = 100


C = 0.765 * 100 + 0.06 * 0.765 * 100


C = 76.5 + 0.06 * 76.5


C = 76.5 + 4.59


C = 81.09


Answer: The employee price will be $81.09

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