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)
27
So the discounts result in a price of $27.