Question

You are buying two bags of potato chips at the grocery store. You have a manufacturer’s coupon for $0.50 off and the store is offering 50% off if you buy two bags. One bag of potato chips costs $2.00. The discounts are stackable.
What is your final cost?
(1 point)
Responses

$1.00
$1.00

$1.75
$1.75

$1.50
$1.50

$2.00

Answer 1

Two bags cost 2 × $2.00 = $4.00. 50% off makes it $4.00 × 0.5 = $2.00. Apply the $0.50 manufacturer coupon: $2.00 − $0.50 = $1.50.