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tts time to celebrate that A on your first Math 1050 exam! You've been looking at a new pair of running shoes for
several months and today’s newspaper has a $15 off coupon for purchases over $50 at Runners Are Us. The sales clerk is
helpful in locating the chartreuse design with aqua trim you've had your eye on, and is kind enough to advise you of the
Current 20% off sale the store is running on shoe purchases. The price of the shoes is $100, not too bad for good quality
running shoes. Allis good until you get to the cash register and want to get the best possible price using the $15 coupon
discount along with the 20% sale discount. Should you request the 20% discount first, or use your $15 coupon before
the 20% is deducted? Does the order in which discounts are taken make any difference?
1. What will you pay for the shoes (before taxes) if the 20% discount is applied first?
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Does applying one discount before the other make a difference? fit does, which discount would you prefer
that the sales clerk apply first?
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4. Letting 2 represent the original price of the shoes, finda function P(x)
the shoes after a 20% discount (before taxes).
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6. Letting x represent the original price of the shoes, find and simplify the composite function P. (x) that
calculates the amount you will pay, before taxes, if a 20% discount is applied first, followed by a $15 discount.
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7. Letting x represent the original price of the shoes, find and simplify the composite function D, (x) that
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