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| − | A jacket and a shirt originally sold for < | + | A jacket and a shirt originally sold for <math></math>80<math> and <dollar/>40, respectively. During a sale Chris bought the <dollar/>80 jacket at a </math>40\%<math> discount and the <dollar/>40 shirt at a </math>55\%<math> discount. The total amount saved was what percent of the total of the original prices? |
| − | <math>\text{(A)}\ 45\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 47\dfrac{1}{2}\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 50\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 79\dfrac{1}{6}\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 95\% | + | </math>\text{(A)}\ 45\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 47\dfrac{1}{2}\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 50\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 79\dfrac{1}{6}\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 95\%$. |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 5 April 2016
Problem
A jacket and a shirt originally sold for $$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)80
40\%
55\%
\text{(A)}\ 45\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 47\dfrac{1}{2}\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 50\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 79\dfrac{1}{6}\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 95\%$.
Solution
Chris would have spent 
dollars if there were no sale.
The sale means that he saved 
dollars.
He saved 
off the total of the original prices, and the answer is 
.
See Also
| 1995 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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