Problema Solution

The number $75$ is decreased by 40%, then the result is again decreased by 40%

What is the final result?

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40% is written as a decimal, 0.40

decreasing $75 is 75 - 0.4*75

again decreasing the new amount is (75-0.4*75) - 0.4*(75-0.4*75)

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27

So the discounts result in a price of $27.