A store advertises that customers can take 25% off the original price and then take an extra 10% off. Is this the same as a 35% off discount? Explain.

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25 May, 08:56

A store advertises that customers can take 25% off the original price and then take an extra 10% off. Is this the same as a 35% off discount? Explain.

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Edward Buchanan · Answer 1

It is not the same since you will note be taking the 10% off the original price which is greater than the discounted price.

Example: An item is priced at $10.00 and if you take 35% off it would then cost 10.00-3.50 = $6.50.

But if you first take 25% off the 10 it would be 10.00-2.50 = 7.50 and now 10%off it is 7.50-0.75 = $6.75 which is greater than the $6.50 from the initial 35% off.

Therefore the advertisement of 25% then a 10% is acutally less than a 35% off the original price.