Hideki buys 2 sweaters for $18 each. He can use one of the following coupons: Coupon 1: Buy one, get one 40% off Coupon 2: 25% off entire purchase Which coupon should Hideki use to get a better deal? Use the drop-down menus to show and explain your answer. is a better deal. Coupon 1 would result in a total cost of. Coupon 2 would result in a total cost of.

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21 March, 11:33

Hideki buys 2 sweaters for $18 each. He can use one of the following coupons: Coupon 1: Buy one, get one 40% off Coupon 2: 25% off entire purchase Which coupon should Hideki use to get a better deal? Use the drop-down menus to show and explain your answer. is a better deal. Coupon 1 would result in a total cost of. Coupon 2 would result in a total cost of.

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Samara Holder · Answer 1

Hideki should use coupon 2 because when you multiply both the sweaters (36) by. 25 you get 9, and then you subtract 36 by 9 which is 27.

But when you use coupon 1 you multiply 18 by. 40 which is 7.20 where you subtract 18 by 7.20 which is 10.80. You then add 10.80 with 18 which is 28.80.