AMC8 2002

AMC8 2002 · Q14

AMC8 2002 · Q14. It mainly tests Percent.

A merchant offers a large group of items at 30% off. Later, the merchant takes 20% off these sale prices and claims that the final price of these items is 50% off the original price. The total discount is

一个商人对一大群商品打7折。后来，商人再对这些折后价格打8折，并声称这些商品的最终价格是原价的50% off。总折扣是

(A) 35% 35%

(B) 44% 44%

(D) 56% 56%

(E) 60% 60%

Answer

Correct choice: (B)

正确答案：（B）

Solution

The first discount means that the customer will pay 70% of the original price. The second discount means a selling price of 80% of the discounted price. Because $0.80(0.70) = 0.56 = 56\%$, the customer pays 56% of the original price and thus receives a 44% discount.

第一次折扣意味着顾客支付原价的70%。第二次折扣意味着销售价为折后价格的80%。因为$0.80(0.70) = 0.56 = 56\%$，顾客支付原价的56%，因此获得44%的折扣。

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AR.003 Percent