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A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?

A. 0.75D
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C. 0.765D
D. 0.775D
E. 0.805D
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should be C but i dont know why i got 765 without decimals ,,,, still its guided me to the right solution
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Effective discount = a + b + ab/100 = - 15 - 10 + (-15)(-10)/100 = -23.5

Sale price = D * ( 1 - 23.5/100)

Sale price = .765 * D

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C! 0.85D*0,90D=0,765D
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should be C but i dont know why i got 765 without decimals ,,,, still its guided me to the right solution
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A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?

A. 0.75D
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Successive doscounts = - a - b +ab/100
Putting the values,
Total discount = -15 - 10 + 150/100 = -25 + 1.5 = 23.5% discount

Hence the final price of the dress = D - 0.235D = 0.765D

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After discount the price is .85D

For staff member the final price will be .85D- 10%.85D= .765D

C is the answer
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A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?

A. 0.75D
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The staff member pays D x 0.85 x 0.9 = 0.765D.

Answer: C
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A dress on sale in a shop is marked at $D. During the discount sale its price is reduced by 15%. Staff are allowed a further 10% reduction on the discounted price. If a staff member buys the dress what will she have to pay in terms of D ?

A. 0.75D
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Let D = 100

So, result of 2 successive discounts is equivalent to -

\(- 15 -10 + \frac{(-15)(-10)}{100} = -25 + 1.50\) Or, \(-23.50\)

Thus, Final price will be \(100 - 23.50 = 76.50D\), look no further Answer must be (C)
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