A car had been on end of year clearance at 30% off the original price. today, the dealer is having a special sale and you can take another 25% off the clearance price. how much total discount (off the original price) does one get on this car?

47.5%

Explanation:

Data provided in the question:

Clearance discount percentage offered = 30%

Additional discount = 25%

Now,

Let the price of the car be $100

Therefore,

Price after the clearance discount = $100 - 30% of $100

= $100 - $30

= $70

Therefore,

Price after additional 25% discount = $70 - 25% of $70

= $70 - $17.5

= $52.5

Thus,

Total discount percentage

= [ (Original cost - Selling cost) : Original cost] * 100%

= [ ($100 - $52.5) : $100 ] * 100%

= 47.5%