Question

Sheldon wants to buy a laptop that costs $ 450 from an electronics store . He has two coupons to choose from coupon A which gives him a $ 80 discount and coupon B which gives him a discount of 20.5 % off . Which coupon gives him the better buy ?

Answer 1

Coupon B

Explanation:

Given

`Price = \$450`

`Coupon\ A = \$80`

`Coupon\ B = 20.5\%`

Required

Which coupon is better

From the question, we have:

`Coupon\ A = \$80`

`Coupon\ B = 20.5\%`

Coupon B means that:

`Coupon\ B = 20.5\% * \$450`

`Coupon\ B = 0.205 * \$450`

`Coupon\ B = \$92.25`

By comparison:

Coupon B gives him a better buy because:
`\$92.25 > \$80`