Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off 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?
hePays=450(.85)(.80)
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Could you give a little more detail on this? I am not sure where you got the (.85) and the (.80)?
1.00 - 0.20 = 0.80
1.00 - 0.15 = 0.85
To find out how much the employee will pay for the dishwasher, we need to first calculate the price after the 15% discount, and then apply the additional 20% off to that amount.
1. Calculate the price after the 15% discount:
- Multiply the original price ($450) by the discount rate (15% expressed as a decimal, which is 0.15): $450 * 0.15 = $67.50
- Subtract the discount amount from the original price: $450 - $67.50 = $382.50
2. Calculate the additional 20% off the discounted price:
- Multiply the discounted price ($382.50) by the additional discount rate (20% expressed as a decimal, which is 0.20): $382.50 * 0.20 = $76.50
3. Subtract the additional discount from the discounted price:
- Subtract the additional discount amount from the discounted price: $382.50 - $76.50 = $306.00
Therefore, the employee will pay $306.00 for the dishwasher after the 15% off sale and the additional 20% employee discount.