Pets Plus and Pet Planet are having a sale on the same aquarium. At Pets Plus the aquarium is on sale for 30% off the original price and at Pet Planet it is discounted by 25%.

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2021-01-22

Pets Plus and Pet Planet are having a sale on the same aquarium. At Pets Plus the aquarium is on sale for 30% off the original price and at Pet Planet it is discounted by 25%. If the sales tax rate is 8%, which store has the lower sale price? How much will you save by buying the aquarium there? Round to the nearest cent.

StorePets Plus118Pet Planet110

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crocolylec

crocolylec

Skilled2021-01-23Added 100 answers

At Pets Plus, the sale price is: $1180.3(%118)+0.08($118)=$92.04
At Pets Planet, the sale price is: $1100.25($110)+0.08($110)=$91.30
Hence, Pet Planet has the lower sale price. It is lower by $92.04$91.30=$0.74

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