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Question

At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a "fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of 50, you get a second pair at a 40% discount, and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the "fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the 150 regular price did he save?

Accepted Answer

First, find the amount of money one will pay for three sandals without the discount. We have 50 3 sandals = 150. Then, find the amount of money using the discount: 50 + 0.6 50 + 12 50 = 105. Finding the percentage yields 105150 = 70 %. To find the percent saved, we have 100 % -70 %= 30