Asked by damon

The book store is having a sale where all hardcover books are 20% off. Jamie also has a coupon for 15% off any fiction book. Jamie buys a hardcover fiction book that is priced $32.99. How much will Jamie save by buying the book on sale and using the coupon?
a.
$10.56
b.
$11.55
c.
$13.20
d.
$19.79

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Both discounts stack multiplicatively: final price = 32.99 × 0.8 × 0.85 = 32.99 × 0.68 = 22.4332.
Savings = 32.99 − 22.4332 = 10.5568 ≈ $10.56.

Answer: a. $10.56