f an item costs 60 dollars and there's 20 percent off and a 50 percent off the sales price how much is it now

Question

f an item costs 60 dollars and there's 20 percent off and a 50 percent off the sales price how much is it now

Answer 1

20% off means that you pay 80% of the price

 

80%(60)

0.8(60)

48                  this is the sale price

 

50%(48)

0.5(48)

24                  this is the final price 

Answer 2

Find the total percent offs. When you have a percent off, you get a discount.

 

20% off + 50% off = 70% off

 

This is your total discount. 

 

 

Multiply this discount by the original price, and then subtract the result from the original price.

 

60 - 60(0.70) = 60 - 42

                     = 18

 

 

The final price is $18