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1995 AHSME Problems/Problem 3

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Problem

The total in-store price for an appliance is . A television commercial advertises the same product for three easy payments of and a one-time shipping and handling charge of . How many cents are saved by buying the appliance from the television advertiser?

\mathrm{(A) \ 6 } \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ 7 } \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ 8 } \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ 9 } \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ 10 }

Solution

99.99 - (29.98*3 + 9.98) = 99.99 - 99.92 = .07 \Rightarrow \mathrm{(B)}

See also

1995 AHSME (Problems)
Preceded by
Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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