A shop has a sale that offers 40% off all prices. On the final day, they reduce all sale prices by 30%. Alex buys a hairdryer on the final day.

Work out the overall percentage reduction on the price of the hairdryer.​

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Answer:

82%

Step-by-step explanation:

They are doing 0.6x with the first sale, then 70% of 0.6x for the second. So, the first sale would be 0.6x, and the second sale would be 0.42x. You subtract them to get 0.18x. So, 0.18x/x=18%. You would pay 18%, and the shop reduced 82%