Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?
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To find out how much the employee will pay for the dishwasher, we need to calculate the final price after applying both discounts.
First, let's calculate the price after the 15% discount during the sale:
Original price of the dishwasher: $450
Discount during the sale: 15% of $450 = $450 * 0.15 = $67.50
Price after the sale discount: $450 - $67.50 = $382.50
Now, let's calculate the price after the additional 20% employee discount:
Discounted price after the sale: $382.50
Additional employee discount: 20% of $382.50 = $382.50 * 0.20 = $76.50
Final price after both discounts: $382.50 - $76.50 = $306.00
Therefore, the employee will pay $306.00 for the dishwasher.