A store has clearance items that have been marked down by 40%. They are having a sale, advertising an additional 30% off clearance items. What percent of the original price do you end up paying?

Answer 1

A 40% reduction of the marked down price yields 60% of the original price.

Clearence items are further reduced 30%, so that the clearance items are 30% of 60% or an additional 18% of the original price.

So 60% minus 18% leaves 42% of the original price