Question

Max bought two items that were both on sale. One item was 10% off and one item was 20% off. Max says that he saved 15% altogether. Is he correct?

A. Yes
B. No

Answer 1

Max is not correct. He saved more than 15% on his purchase.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether Max is correct, we need to calculate the total savings he made on both items. Let's assume Item A was originally priced at $100 and had a 10% discount, so the discounted price would be $90. Item B was originally priced at $200 and had a 20% discount, so the discounted price would be $160. The total original price of both items would be $300. The total discounted price would be $250 ($90 + $160). Therefore, Max saved $50 on his purchase, which is 16.67% of the original price ($50 / $300 = 0.1667). Since Max saved more than 15% on his purchase, he is not correct.