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‘Math 1050 Mutiple Discounts Assignment foe ape He ela Its time to celebrate that Aon your fest Math 1050 exam! You've been looking ta new pair of runing shoes for several months and today's newspaper has a $15 off coupon for purchases ove $50 at Runners Are Us. The sales clerks helpful in locating the chartreuse design with aqua trim you've had your eye on, andisknd enough to advse you ofthe current 20% off sale the stores running on shoe purchases. The price ofthe shoes is $100, not too had for good quality running shoes. Allis good until you get to the cash ester and want to get the best possible price sing the $15 couzon scour along with the 20% sledscount. Should you request the 20% dlscount frst, or use your $15 coupon before ‘the 20% is deducted? Does the order in which discounts are taken make any difference? |L What wil you pay for the shoes before taxes ifthe 20% discounts apple rst? 2 What willyou pay forthe shoes (before taxes ithe S15 dicount i applied frst? yas ys $60 3 Does appvng one discount before theater make a diference? It oes, whch discount would you refer thatthesalesderkappwytist? os, oud Bim vse~the (MAT discount “Ast thes the 20% discoun- Uy. 4 Letting represent the orignal re of he shoes. function P(x) tha calestes the amount you pay for the soe ters 20% discount (beforetanes). (x) = (.2X) BQ) 5. Letting x represent the orginal rice ofthe shoes, find # function D(x) that caleulates the amount you pay for the shoes ater $15 dicount oeore tae Dc). X15 dreams nom glee Hluetior_ Letting represent the oval pce ofthe shoes, find nd simpy she coooete function F(x) that 20. ‘aculates the amount you wil pay, before tae, fa 20% discounts applied ist, fllowed by a $15 discount. Roycin-x) Leung x represen the oa cof the shes fn nd singy the cmp function D(x) tht ‘alates te amount you wil ay, before taes, 2 $15 dicount sapped fst, olowed by 420% dcount. Dp od= Kast) 85 Determine the ode of scours that a ere heel othe clsomer when ane coun 15% andthe OmerisS2T Cate IG, hen the $20 clscounts nat order of scour is more beneficial tothe customer bath lscount re percentages (or example, 15% and 20%)? Support your answer. Ae Ruger te discount 2) you are offered the choice of ether a S20 discount or 20% discount on the purchase of por Of shoes that have already been discounted to $120, would you choose $20 or 20%? the 20h 2) the ese shone 6, weld you oa an aoa dicount of 2002087 “he $20 ©) For what price of shoes would the ascounts be equivalent? shwoe weld Maete te $ $00

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