Question

Teresa has two coupons for shoes coupon a 40% off of $96 shoes coupon be $35 rebate on $96 shoes choose the coupon that gives a lower price and fill in the blank with the correct value

Answer 1

Coupon A

40% off of $96

`\begin{gathered} \text{Discount = 40\% of \$96} \\ =\text{ }(40)/(100)\text{ }*\text{ 96} \\ =\text{ }(3840)/(100) \\ =\text{ 38.4} \end{gathered}`

Price for A

`=\text{ }96\text{ - 38.4 = \$57.6}`

Coupon B

$35 rebate of $96

Price of B

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ \$96 - \$35} \\ =\text{ \$61} \end{gathered}`

Final answer

Coupon A gives the lower price.

The price with coupon A is $3.4 less than the price with coupon B.