A store is offering a 25% discount on all items. Also, employees get a 10% employee discount. If you are an employee,
which discount would you want to be applied first to save the most money?
(1 point)
10%
25%
It doesn't matter which discount is applied first, the result is the same.
Not enough information is given.
To determine which discount to apply first in order to save the most money, we need to consider the order of operations. Since the discounts are being applied one after the other, the order does indeed matter.
Let's say an item costs $100.
If the 10% employee discount is applied first, the price of the item becomes $90. Then, if the 25% store discount is applied, the price would be further reduced to $67.50.
On the other hand, if the 25% store discount is applied first, the price of the item becomes $75. Then, if the 10% employee discount is applied, the price would be further reduced to $67.50.
As we can see, applying the 10% employee discount first or applying the 25% store discount first both result in the same final price of $67.50. Therefore, it doesn't matter which discount is applied first to save the most money.