At one store, matt saved $15 with a coupon for 75% off his total purchase. at another store, the $17 he spent on books is 8
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For the first store, let's calculate what he paid. Since he saved 75% and saved $15, we can calculate his expense as being
So $5 in the first store.
For the next store we can calculate his expense by the rewriting 85% as 0.85 and calculate it as so
So $20 in the second store. Finally we can add the two together
So Matt spent a total of $25 on the two stores
So $5 in the first store.
For the next store we can calculate his expense by the rewriting 85% as 0.85 and calculate it as so
So $20 in the second store. Finally we can add the two together
So Matt spent a total of $25 on the two stores
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