Consecutive Growth and Decay Factors Answers

Your local dry cleaners is running a special. The dry cleaner is offering a 13% discount for any drop off that is over $40. Also, they are running a neighborhood special of an additional 5% off. Given this information, determine the decay factor corresponding to each percent decrease.

Your local bike shop is having a sale. The shop needs to make room for the 2009 models and all 2008 models are on sale. The shop has a store wide sale and has reduced all 2008 models by 23%. In addition, you found a flier for the shop offering an additional 12% off the 2008 Bianchi, Via Nirone. Determine the decay factor corresponding to each percent decrease.

Your local Ford dealership is having a sale. All 2008 model trucks have been reduced by 15% and for a limited time, all trade-ins will discount the truck an additional 5%. Given this information, determine the decay factor corresponding to each percent decrease.

What is the decay factor that corresponds to a 99% decrease?

The Shop and Save is starting their annual clearance and the store has sent out to all their customers a coupon book offering a variety of savings on their products. The LCD television that you have wanted was reduced by 35% prior to the annual clearance. In addition, the coupon book has a 10% off coupon for the LCD television. Determine what you would pay after applying the discounts given that the price of the LCD television was $1,325. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

What is the decay factor that corresponds to a 35% decrease?

Today's newspaper contains a 20%-off coupon at Old Army. The $100 jacket that you want was already reduced by 40%. What as the final price that you paid for the jacket?

A $300 suit is on sale for 30% off. In addition to the sale, you have a 20% coupon that you found in your local paper. Determine the price that you will pay after the discounts. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

What is the decay factor that corresponds to a 10% decrease?

Suppose that you are given that the sale price of an item is $54.32. This was after applying a store wide 10% discount and then a coupon discounting the item by 5%. Given this information, determine the original price of the sale item. Round your answer to the nearest cent.