A store is running a sale, discounting merchandise by a specific percentage. Margo purchases a coffee maker with an original price of 62.00. After the sale discount she gets and additional 10% of for using her store credit card. she ends up paying 41.85, not including tax. What was the amount of the original sale discount?

Answer:25%$15.50Step-by-step explanation:Original price = $62.00Price paid = $41.85Original sale discount = x%Additional discount = 10%Saying that Margo gets the additional discount after the sale discount, means that the discount was applied to the discounted price. The discounted price was:[tex]D= \frac{ 41.85}{(1-0.1)} = 46.11[/tex]The original discount amount and discount rate are:[tex]A=62.00-46.5=15.5\\x=\frac{15.5}{62}=0.25 =25\%[/tex]The original discount amount was 25%, resulting in a discount of $15.50