Question

A shirt originally priced at $45 was marked down 15%. After a week, the shirt was marked down another 15% off the sale price. What is the percent of change from the original price to the final sale price? Write as decimal percent.

Answer 1

Answer: 27.75 decrease

Explanation:

45 times .85 (100-15(perecent)= 85) is a
a times .85 is b
(b-45)/45 is -0.2775 which is 27.75% which is -27.75

Answer 2

27.76% I believe. infinite decimal.