Macys is Currently having a 20% off sale on everything in stock. You buy a pair of jeans

Question

. As you are checking out, you notice that the pair of jeans has a clearance sticker on it, giving you an additional 30% off the discounted price. What percentage of the original price of jeans do you pay

Answer 1

100 -20%= 80%

80-30% of 80% = 80-24= 56% of the original price = final sales price

if the jeans originally cost $100, you now pay "only" $56

20% off mean down to $80

30% off $80 meant subtract .3(80) = $24

80-24 = $56

use another original price for the jeans, such as $10

20% would leave $8

30% off of $8 would mean subtract .3(8) =$2.40

$8- $2.40 = $5.60 as the final sales price

which is 56% of the original $10 price