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Discounts

Question 13 • POP Financial Math 26/27

Four different stores have the same digital camera on sale. The original price and discounts offered by each store are listed below. Rank the stores from the cheapest to most expensive sale price of the camera.Store A: price $99.99 and discount of 15%Store B: price $95.99 and discount of 12%Store C: price $90.99 and discount of 10%Store D: price $89.99 and successive discounts of 5% and 5%

Answer
A
A, B, C. D
B
A, B, D, C
C
D, A, B, C
D
D, C, B, A

Explanation

Find each sale price by applying the discount: Store A costs about $84.99, Store B about $84.47, and Store C about $81.89. Store D’s two successive 5% discounts give $89.99 × 0.95 × 0.95 ≈ $81.22. From cheapest to most expensive, the order is D, C, B, A, which is choice D.

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