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Question Number 102773 by Ar Brandon last updated on 11/Jul/20

   During a sales period a magazine offers a t% discount  For clients in possession of the fidelity card, an extra discount  of (t+5)% is offered.     A client benefits from these two discounts and pays   150 ε for an article whose initial price is 250ε  (i) Show that t is solution to the equation  250×(1−(t/(100)))×(1−((t+5)/(100)))=150  (ii) Solve this equation and deduce the value of t.

$$\:\:\:\mathrm{During}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{sales}\:\mathrm{period}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{magazine}\:\mathrm{offers}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{t\%}\:\mathrm{discount} \\ $$$$\mathrm{For}\:\mathrm{clients}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{possession}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{fidelity}\:\mathrm{card},\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{extra}\:\mathrm{discount} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\left(\mathrm{t}+\mathrm{5}\right)\%\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{offered}. \\ $$$$\:\:\:\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{client}\:\mathrm{benefits}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{these}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{discounts}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{pays}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{150}\:\epsilon\:\mathrm{for}\:\mathrm{an}\:\mathrm{article}\:\mathrm{whose}\:\mathrm{initial}\:\mathrm{price}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{250}\epsilon \\ $$$$\left({i}\right)\:\mathrm{Show}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{t}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{solution}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{equation} \\ $$$$\mathrm{250}×\left(\mathrm{1}−\frac{\mathrm{t}}{\mathrm{100}}\right)×\left(\mathrm{1}−\frac{\mathrm{t}+\mathrm{5}}{\mathrm{100}}\right)=\mathrm{150} \\ $$$$\left({ii}\right)\:\mathrm{Solve}\:\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{equation}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{deduce}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{t}. \\ $$

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