Problem:
At the Winnebago County Fair a vendor is offering a "fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of , you get a second pair at a discount, and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the "fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the regular price did he save?
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Solution:
Javier spent on the first pair, on the second pair, and on the third pair, for a total of . This is a savings of off the list price, which is off.
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