Question

A store has all board games on sale for 25% off the

regular price. A checker set has a sale price of $12. It is then moved to a clearance table where every item is discounted 40% off its regular price. What is the
clearance price of the checker set?

Answer 1

If both the board games discount and the clearance discount affect the item, this means it is 65% off. 65% of 12 is 7.8, therefore we subtract that amount from 12 and get 4.2, or $4.20.

Answer 2

$7.20

Explanation:

We'll need to find out 40% of 12 then subtract that amount because we're still paying 60% of the original price.

Change the percent to a decimal: 0.4

Multiply the sale price and the decimal

12 · 0.4 = 4.8

Subtract 40% of the price from 12

12 - 4.8 = 7.2

The clearance price of the checker set is $7.20