A discount electronics store normally sells all merchandise at a discount of 10 percent to 30 percent off the suggested retail price. If, during a special sale, an additional 25 percent were to be deducted from the discount price, what would be the lowest possible price of an item costing $260 before any discount?	Options:
A) $ 136.50
B) $ 145.60
C) $ 163.80
D) $ 182.00
E) $ 210.00

Rationale: since the question is essentially just about multiplication , you can do the various mathstepsin a variety of ways ( depending on whichever method you find easiest ) . we ' re told that the first discount is 10 % to 30 % , inclusive . we ' re told that the next discount is 25 % off of the discounted price . . . . we ' re told to maximize the discount ( thus , 30 % off the original price and then 20 % off of the discounted price ) . thatmathcan be written in a number of different ways ( fractions , decimals , etc . ) : 30 % off = ( 1 - . 3 ) = ( 1 - 30 / 100 ) = ( . 7 ) and the same can be done with the 20 % additional discount . . . the final price of an item that originally cost $ 260 would be . . . . . ( $ 260 ) ( . 7 ) ( . 75 ) = ( $ 260 ) ( . 525 ) = 136.5 final answer : a
Answer: A