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14 July, 12:55

Ben had a coupon for an additional 15% off of the sale price of any intem in a store. He uses his coupon to buy a shirt whose sale price is already 20% off the original price. He pays $14.96, and there is no sales tax. What is the original price of the shirt?

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  1. 14 July, 14:29
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    15% of 20=0.15 x 20=3
  2. 14 July, 16:21
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    Take 15%+20%=35% then 100%-35%=65% so 14.96=65%; 14.96/65x100=23.015 so the original price is $23.02 (to check you can take 23.02/100x35=8.057 and then take 23.02-8.057 = 14.963 which is 14.96)
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