Question

The book store is having a sale where all hardcover books are 20% off. Jamie also has a coupon for 15% off any fiction book. Jamie buys a hardcover fiction book that is priced $32.99. How much will Jamie save by buying the book on sale and using the coupon?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Answer 2

Step
`1`

Find the cost of the book on sale with
`20`% off

`32.99*.80=26.392\ dollars`

Step
`2`

Find the cost of the book with
`15`% off using the coupon

`26.392*.85=22.43\ dollars`

Step
`3`

Find the amount of money that Jamie saved

`32.99-22.43=10.56\ dollars`

therefore

the answer is

`10.56\ dollars`