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Nathan wants to buy a sweatshirt and is trying to determine the better buy he has a 30% coupon in the in-store purchase the store charges $42 for the shirt he wants however he found the same sweatshirt online for $34 and gets 25% off as a first time buyer there are no shipping charges which is the better by by how much use the employer problem solving method to solve the problem​

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Answer:

online sweatshirt

Explanation:

42 x 30% or 42 x 0.30 =12.6

42 -12.6 =29.4

34 x 25% or 34 x 0.25 = 8.5

34-8.5 =25.5

In-store $29.40 > online $25.50, so online is cheaper.

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