Question

A DVD player with a list price of $100 is marked down 30%. If John gets an employee discount of 20% off the sale price, how much does John pay for the DVD player ?

A. $86.00
B. $77.60
C. $56.00
D. $50.00
E. $44.00

Answer 1

30% = 0.30
100 - 100(0.30) = 70

20% = 0.20
70 - 70(0.20) = 56

the answer is c

Answer 2

C. $56

Explanation:

We have been given that a DVD player with a list price of $100 is marked down 30%.

Let us find the price of DVD player after marked down by figuring out 70% (100-30) of $100.

`\text{Price of DVD player after marking down}=(70)/(100)* \$100`

`\text{Price of DVD player after marking down}=\$70`

Therefore, the price of DVD player after marking down by 30% will be $70.

As John gets an employee discount of 20% off the sale price, so to find the amount paid by John we need to figure out 80% (100%-20%) of $70.

`\text{The amount paid by John for DVD player}=(80)/(100)* \$70`

`\text{The amount paid by John for DVD player}=8* \$7`

`\text{The amount paid by John for DVD player}=\$56`

Therefore, John paid $56 for the DVD player and option C is the correct choice.