During the Christmas season, a store offers a sale. You buy one item for the regular price then you get 60% discount on a second item of equal or less value. If you buy two items with regular prices of $30 and $20 by what percent will the total cost of two items reduce during the sale? (A) 10% (B) 12% (C) 16% (D) 24% (E) 40%

Answer:24%Step-by-step explanation:we know thatYou buy one item for the regular price then you get 60% discount on a second item of equal or less valuesoYou buy one item by $30 (regular price) and the other item of $20 get 60% discount100%-60%=40%=40/100=0.40The total cost of the two items with discount is$30+0.40($20)=$38The total cost of the two items without  discount is$30+$20=$50The total cost reduce is$50-$38=$12Convert to percentage[tex]\frac{\$50}{100\%}=\frac{\$12}{x}\\\\x=100\%(12)/50\\\\x= 24\%[/tex]