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2013/8/12/Fair special on sandals

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November 27, 2013
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Problem Statement

At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a ``fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of \50,yougetasecondpairata40%discount,andathirdpairathalftheregularprice.Javiertookadvantageofthe‘‘fairspecial"tobuythreepairsofsandals.Whatpercentageofthe$150regularpricedidhesave?</br>50, you get a second pair at a 40\% discount, and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the ``fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the \$150 regular price did he save?</br>(A)\ 25 \qquad (B)\ 30 \qquad (C)\ 33 \qquad (D)\ 40 \qquad (E)\ 45$
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