Question

Nathan wants to buy a sweatshirt and is trying to determine the better buy. He has a 20​% coupon for the​ in-store purchase. The store charges ​$44 for the sweatshirt he wants.​ However, he found the same sweatshirt online for ​$38 and gets 15​% off as a​ first-time buyer. There are no shipping charges. Which is the better​ buy? By how​ much? Use the Polya problem solving method to solve this problem.

Answer 1

Answer:

$38 + 15% off

Step-by-step explanation:

to do this, multiply each original price by the coupon percentage, (38 being .15, and 44 being .4,) and subtract the answers. when this is done and you compare, you will see that the $38 sweatshirt is less money by $2.90.