Question

Jeremy bought a $60 pair of sneakers on sale for 15% off. Then, he used a coupon that gave him an additional 10% off. Can Jeremy find the cost of the sneakers by adding the percents?
by finding 25% off of $60, and
by finding 15% off of $60, and then subtracting 10% from that cost.
Complete the explanation.

25% off of $60 is equal to $
.

15% off of $60, then subtracting 10% from that cost, is equal to $
.

Are the two total costs equal? Enter yes or no.

Answer 1

Answer: No

Step-by-step explanation: you have to subtract 60$ and 15% and then subtract 45$ and 10%. Equals 35$ the total cost.

Answer 2

$60 - 15% is $51 (15% of $60 is 9)
$51 - 10% is $45.90 (10% of $51 is 5.10)
No store can combine two coupons to give you higher percentage of discount . So he will end up paying $45.90 when used both coupons.