Asked by jeff

A software store has put some of its inventory on sale. Games are marked down by 15%, and security programs are marked down by 18%. If you pay $35.70 each for two games and $22.96 for a security program, how much have you saved?
a.
$17.64
b.
$14.84
c.
$12.24
d.
$11.34


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Two games: sale price $35.70 = 85% of original, so savings per game = 15/85 × 35.70 = 6.30 → for two = 12.60.
Security program: sale $22.96 = 82% of original, savings = 18/82 × 22.96 = 5.04.
Total saved = 12.60 + 5.04 = 17.64.

Answer: A.