Heather is looking for the best deal on a smartphone that regularly costs $719. Help her compare the price of the smartphone at a store with the price on the store's website by completing the following.
(a) The store's website is offering the smartphone at a 60% discount off the regular price. Ignoring tax and shipping, how much would she pay for the smartphone on the store's website?
$
(b) The store is having a sale, offering a 50% discount off the regular price of the smartphone. Heather also has an in-store-only coupon for an additional 10% off the sale price. Ignoring tax, how much would she pay for the smartphone at the store?
$
(c) Select the true statement.
Heather would pay less for the smartphone on the website.
Heather would pay less for the smartphone at the store.
Heather would pay the same amount at the store and on the website.
(a) On the store's website, Heather would pay:
60% of $719 = $431.40
(b) At the store, with the sale and the coupon, Heather would pay:
50% of $719 = $359.50
10% off $359.50 = $35.95 discount
Final price = $359.50 - $35.95 = $323.55
(c) Heather would pay less for the smartphone at the store.
(a) The store's website is offering a 60% discount off the regular price of $719. To calculate how much Heather would pay for the smartphone on the store's website, we multiply the regular price by the discount percentage:
Discounted price = Regular price * Discount percentage/100
Discounted price = $719 * 60/100
Discounted price = $431.40
Heather would pay $431.40 for the smartphone on the store's website.
(b) The store is offering a 50% discount off the regular price of $719. On top of that, Heather has an in-store-only coupon for an additional 10% off the sale price.
To calculate how much Heather would pay for the smartphone at the store, we need to apply both discounts:
Discounted price after the first discount = Regular price * Discount percentage/100
Discounted price after the first discount = $719 * 50/100
Discounted price after the first discount = $359.50
Discounted price after the second discount = Discounted price after the first discount * Additional discount percentage/100
Discounted price after the second discount = $359.50 * 10/100
Discounted price after the second discount = $35.95
Total price after both discounts = Discounted price after the first discount - Discounted price after the second discount
Total price after both discounts = $359.50 - $35.95
Total price after both discounts = $323.55
Heather would pay $323.55 for the smartphone at the store.
(c) The statement "Heather would pay less for the smartphone at the store" is true. According to the calculations, Heather would pay less for the smartphone at the store compared to the price on the store's website.