A $480 TV was put on sale for 30% off. It didn't sell, so the price was lowered an additional percen

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    A $480 TV was put on sale for 30% off. It didn't sell, so the price was lowered an additional percent off the sale price, making the new sale price $285.60. What was the second percent discount that was given?

    Let the second discount be d. We're given:
    480 * (1 - 0.3)(1 - d) = 285.60
    480(0.7)(1 - d) = 285.60
    336(1 - d) = 285.60
    336 - 336d = 285.60

    Type this equation into our search engine to solve for d and we get:
    d = 0.15 or 15%
     

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