Garrett Warren
09/29/2023 · Elementary School
12. Ms. Ann Thrope went to the outlet mall because there was a \( 60 \% \) off sale on all items. As a senior citizen, she receives an additional \( 7 \% \) discount. Computing \( 100-(60+7) \), she thought she would pay \( 33 \% \) of the original price. Her nephew computed \( 0.4 \cdot 0.93 \) and said she would pay \( 37.2 \% \) of the original price. a. Who was right? b. Her niece computed \( 0.93 \cdot 0.4 \) and also said Ms. Thrope' would pay \( 37.2 \% \) of the original. Why did Ms. Thrope's niece and nephew get the same answer?
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a. Ms. Ann Thrope is correct; she will pay 33% of the original price.
b. The niece and nephew got the same answer because the order of multiplication does not matter with percentages, but the computation they used does not correctly reflect the discounts applied to the original price.
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