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| − | Sale prices at the Ajax Outlet Store are <math>50\% </math> below original prices. On Saturdays an additional discount of <math>20\% </math> off the sale price is given. What is the Saturday price of a coat whose original price is | + | Sale prices at the Ajax Outlet Store are <math>50\% </math> below original prices. On Saturdays an additional discount of <math>20\% </math> off the sale price is given. What is the Saturday price of a coat whose original price is <math>\dollar 180</math>? |
<math>\text{(A)}</math> <dollar/><math>54</math> | <math>\text{(A)}</math> <dollar/><math>54</math> | ||
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Problem
Sale prices at the Ajax Outlet Store are 
below original prices. On Saturdays an additional discount of 
off the sale price is given. What is the Saturday price of a coat whose original price is $\dollar 180$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)?
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Solution
First we need to do the first discount, which, at Ajax Outlet Store, would be there any day of the week.
If we discount , then 
will be left, so after the second discount, we get
See Also
| 1986 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 14 |
Followed by Problem 16 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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