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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
| − | At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a "fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of | + | At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a "fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of \$50, you get a second pair at a 40% discount, and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the "fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the \$150 regular price did he save? |
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 33 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 45</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 25 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 33 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 45</math> | ||
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Finding the percentage yields <math>\frac{105}{150} = 70 \%</math>. | Finding the percentage yields <math>\frac{105}{150} = 70 \%</math>. | ||
| − | To find the percent saved, we have <math>100 \% -70 \%= \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 30}</math> | + | To find the percent saved, we have <math>100 \% -70 \%= \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 30%}</math> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC8 box|year=2013|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | {{AMC8 box|year=2013|num-b=11|num-a=13}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 11 November 2017
Problem
At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a "fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of $50, you get a second pair at a 40% discount, and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the "fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the $150 regular price did he save?
Solution
First, find the amount of money one will pay for three sandals without the discount. We have 
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Then, find the amount of money using the discount: 
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Finding the percentage yields 
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To find the percent saved, we have $100 \% -70 \%= \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 30%}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
See Also
| 2013 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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