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Half Price Plus Coupon

1000BeginnerAlgebra

AMC 8 · 2012 · Problem 8

A shop advertises everything is "half price in today's sale." In addition, a coupon gives a 20% discount on sale prices. Using the coupon, the price today represents what percentage off the original price?

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