A discount store takes 50% off of the retail price of a desk. For the store's holiday sale, it takes an additional 20% off of all furniture. The desk's retail price was $320. How much is the desk on sale for during the holiday sale?
Final price would be (.5)(.8)(320) or
$128
50% of $320 = $160
0.8 * 160 = $128
We start at $320
50% is half, so the desk is reduced by half. That one's easy.
20% is 20/100 = 1/5, so you need to find 1/5 of the reduced price of the desk you worked out above, and subtract that from the reduced price.
Is that enough?
To find the final price of the desk during the holiday sale, we need to calculate the discount step by step.
First, we calculate the discount when the store takes 50% off the retail price of the desk.
50% of $320 = (50/100) * $320 = $160
Therefore, the desk is discounted by $160 during this step.
Next, we apply an additional 20% off for the holiday sale.
20% of $320 = (20/100) * $320 = $64
Therefore, the desk is discounted by $64 during this step.
To calculate the final price, we subtract the total discount from the retail price.
Final price = $320 - ($160 + $64)
Final price = $320 - $224
Final price = $96
Therefore, the desk is on sale for $96 during the holiday sale.