## During a clearance sale, a retailer discounted the original price of its TVs by $$25\%$$ for the first two weeks of the

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### During a clearance sale, a retailer discounted the original price of its TVs by $$25\%$$ for the first two weeks of the

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During a clearance sale, a retailer discounted the original price of its TVs by $$25\%$$ for the first two weeks of the month, then for the remainder of the month further reduced the price by taking $$20\%$$ off the sale price. For those who purchased TVs during the last week of the month, what percent of the original price did they have to pay?

A. $$40\%$$
B. $$45\%$$
C. $$55\%$$
D. $$60\%$$
E. $$62.5\%$$

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### Re: During a clearance sale, a retailer discounted the original price of its TVs by $$25\%$$ for the first two weeks of

by Ian Stewart » Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:03 am
You can just imagine a TV costs $100. After the initial 25% discount, the TV costs$75, and if this new price is discounted by 20%, or by $15, the final price is$60, which is 60% of the original price.
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