Jeremy bought a $60 pair of sneakers on sale for 15% off. Then, he used a coupon that gave him an additional 10% off. Can Jeremy find the cost of the sneakers by adding the percents? Why or why not?

Jeremy find the cost of the sneakers by solving for the values of the 10% in dollars and subtracting the dollar amount from the cost of the sneaker

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

cost of sneakers= $60

Required

the cost of the sneaker after the two discounts

Actually, the two percents given are the discount of the sale.

the first discount is

15%= 15/100*60

=0.15*60

=$9

The second is 10% coupon

10/100*60

=0.1*60

=$6

The total discounts = 9+6= $15

The cost of the sneakers= 60-15= $45

Jeremy find the cost of the sneakers by solving for the values of the 10% in dollars and subtracting the dollar amount from the cost of the sneaker