An electronics store has a clearance sale whereby everything in store is marked down by 20% of the original price. Jay buys a Bluetooth speaker with an original price of R950.00. When he gets to the till, the cashier lets him know that the speaker is marked down a further 8% on the reduced price. i. How much will Jay pay for the speaker? ii. What is the final discount percentage Jay gets off the original price? A. i. R680.00 ii. 28.4% В. i. R684.00 ii. 28% С. i. R699.20 ii. 28% D. i. R699.20 ii. 26.4%

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An electronics store has a clearance sale
whereby everything in store is marked down by
20% of the original price. Jay buys a Bluetooth
speaker with an original price of R950.00.
When he gets to the till, the cashier lets him
know that the speaker is marked down a
further 8% on the reduced price.
i. How much will Jay pay for the speaker?
ii. What is the final discount percentage Jay
gets off the original price?
А.
i. R680.00
ii. 28.4%
В.
i. R684.00
ii. 28%
С.
i. R699.20
ii. 28%
D.
i. R699.20
ii. 26.4%
Transcribed Image Text:An electronics store has a clearance sale whereby everything in store is marked down by 20% of the original price. Jay buys a Bluetooth speaker with an original price of R950.00. When he gets to the till, the cashier lets him know that the speaker is marked down a further 8% on the reduced price. i. How much will Jay pay for the speaker? ii. What is the final discount percentage Jay gets off the original price? А. i. R680.00 ii. 28.4% В. i. R684.00 ii. 28% С. i. R699.20 ii. 28% D. i. R699.20 ii. 26.4%
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