Question

Jordan wants to buy the new FIFA 2014. Game Stop is selling the video game for 20% off the store’s regular price of $35.95. Best Buy is selling the same video game for 30% off the store’s regular price of $39.50. Where should Jordan buy the video game from in order to get the best deal? How much money would he save to purchase it at that store rather than go to the other store?

A) Game Stop, saving $7.19
B) Best Buy, saving $11.85
C) Game Stop, saving $9.09
D) Best Buy, saving $8.85

Answer 1

Jordan will get the best deal at Best Buy, with the video game FIFA 2014 priced at $27.65 after a 30% discount, saving $1.11 over GameStop's discounted price of $28.76.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves calculating the final price after a discount and comparing these prices to determine the best deal for buying the video game FIFA 2014. We need to calculate 20% off of GameStop's price and 30% off of Best Buy's price. For GameStop, 20% off of $35.95 means a discount of 0.20 × $35.95 = $7.19. So the sale price at GameStop would be $35.95 - $7.19 = $28.76.

For Best Buy, 30% off of $39.50 means a discount of 0.30 × $39.50 = $11.85. This means the sale price at Best Buy would be $39.50 - $11.85 = $27.65. To determine where Jordan will save more money, we subtract the lower price from the higher price: $28.76 - $27.65 = $1.11. Therefore, Jordan would save $1.11 by purchasing the game at Best Buy as opposed to GameStop.

The correct choice is D) Best Buy, saving $1.11, which wasn't listed among the options provided but is the correct calculation based on the given regular prices and discounts.