Question

During the Christmas season, a store offers a sale. You buy one item for the regular price then you get 60% discount on a second item of equal or less value. If you buy two items with regular prices of $30 and $20 by what percent will the total cost of two items reduce during the sale?

Answer 1

Answer:

24%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Regular price of two item is $30 and $20.

           60% discount provided on second item.

Now, lets find out discount provided on second item.

∴Discount provided = $\frac{60}{100} \times 20 = \ 12$

Amount paid for second item = Regular price - discount provided

∴Amount paid on second item= $20 - 12= 8$

Total amount paid for two item= Regular price of first item + discounted price of second item.

∴Total amount paid for two item= $30+8= \ 38$

Next, lets find out the percent of reduced total cost of two item.

$\frac{reduced\ amount}{total\ regular\ price} \times 100$

$\frac{12}{50} \times 100 = 24\%$

∴ By $24\%$ the total cost of two item reduce during sale.