a discount electronics store normally sells all merchandise at a discount of 5 percent to 45 percent off the suggested retail price . if , during a special sale , an additional 2 percent were to be deducted from the discount price , what would be the lowest possible price of an item costing $ 400 before any discount ?
"original price : 400 $ max first discount = - 45 % thus : 400 â ˆ — ( 1 â ˆ ’ 45 / 100 ) = 220 second discount on the discounted price = - 2 % thus : 220 â ˆ — ( 1 â ˆ ’ 2 / 100 ) = 215.60 answer e"
multiply(400, divide(add(45, 2), const_100))