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Marcia is at a store with a 20% off sale. She also has a coupon for an additional 10% off the sale price.

Prove or disprove the following statement: A 20% discount on the original price of an item, followed by the use of a 10% off coupon, results in a total discount of 30%.

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you add the percentages together to get 30 so yes 30% is correct
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Answer:

Explanation:

you add the discounts together and get 30 so its true

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