Question

A savvy shopper combines a 25% off coupon with the store’s existing 25% off sale. Ignoring sales tax, how much of the base price should the shopper expect to pay?
a.
75%
b.
56.25%
c.
50%
d.
43.75%

Answer 1

Answer: This is late but they can expect to pay b.)56.25%

Answer 2

Option B = 56.25% is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Let the base price be represented by = x

While using coupon, price becomes =$(100-25)x=75$%

While using existing 25% off sales, price is same =$(100-25)x=75$%

So, the shopkeeper will pay $0.75\times0.75=0.5625$

This becomes 56.25%

Hence, option B is the answer.