Answer :
Answer:
There was 18% discount on the total purchase.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Original price of the item 1 =$30
Original price of the item 2 = $20
Total Original cost of both items = $30 + $20 = $50
Now Given;
Get 30% off your highest prices item when you buy 2 or more items.
It means that when 2 or more items are bought the item with the largest value will get 30% discount.
From above we can say Lee has bought 2 items hence he is eligible for the discount and he will get the discount on item 1 which is highest cost in his items bought list.
Discount amount = [tex]\frac{30}{100}\times30 =\$9[/tex]
Price of Item 1 after discount = $30 -$9 = $21
Now Total cost on both item purchase after discount will be equal to Price of Item 1 after discount plus Original price of the item 2.
framing in equation form we get;
Total cost on both item purchase after discount = $21 + $20 = $41
Now Percent discount on total purchase can be calculated by Dividing Discount amount from Total Original cost of both items and the multiply by 100;
framing in equation form we get;
Percent discount on total purchase = [tex]\frac{9}{50}\times 100 =18\%[/tex]
Hence There was 18% discount on the total purchase.