You are at the electronics store picking out a new television. You have a coupon for $75.00 off the price of a Samsung television and you also notice that the store is having a 15% off New Year’s Sales Event. You confirm with the store manager that the store will accept the coupon in addition to giving store discount. a. Write an equation where x is the original price of the television and c(x) is the price of the television after the $75 discount. b. Write an equation where x is the original price of the television and p(x) is the price of the television after the 15% discount. Use the composite functions c(p(x)) and p(c(x)) to determine which would be most beneficial to you if you purchased a Samsung television with an original price of $1,200.00. Make sure to state what the final cost would be for each situation (before sales tax). Show all work to support your answer. Hint: Which will give you a cheaper price; applying the coupon first then the % discount or applying the % discount then the coupon.
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You are at the electronics store picking out a new television. You have a coupon for $75.00 off the
a. Write an equation where x is the original price of the television and c(x) is the price of the television after the $75 discount.
b. Write an equation where x is the original price of the television and p(x) is the price of the television after the 15% discount.
- Use the composite functions c(p(x)) and p(c(x)) to determine which would be most beneficial to you if you purchased a Samsung television with an original price of $1,200.00. Make sure to state what the final cost would be for each situation (before sales tax). Show all work to support your answer.
Hint: Which will give you a cheaper price; applying the coupon first then the % discount or applying the % discount then the coupon.
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