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a book store is having a sale. all hardback books are 20% off l, and all paperbacks are 10% off. suppose you buy four paperbacks that originally costs $9 each and two hardbacks that originally costs $20 each. what percent of the total cost have you saved? round to the nearest percent.

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rarrininger

# of books = 4 ; original cost = 49=36; savings = 0.1036= 3.60

# of books = 2 ;original cost = 220=40; savings = 0.2040= 8.00


Percent savings:

original total cost=$76

Total savings = $11.60

Percent savings: 11.60/76 = 0.1526..= 15.26%

roseschnitz

rarrininger is correct