Canadian Forces Aptitude Test (CFAT) Practice

Store A has a price of $149.95 with a 15% discount, while Store B offers a 10% discount on a price of $139.95. What is the difference in sale price between the two stores?

1. $1.00

2. $1.50

3. $2.00

4. $3.50

The correct answer is: $1.50

To determine the difference in sale price between Store A and Store B, we first need to calculate the sale price at each store after applying the respective discounts. For Store A, the original price is $149.95, and it has a 15% discount. To find the discount amount, we calculate: 15% of $149.95 = 0.15 × $149.95 = $22.4925. Next, we subtract the discount from the original price to determine the sale price: Sale price at Store A = $149.95 - $22.4925 = $127.4575 (or rounded to $127.46). Now, we turn to Store B, where the original price is $139.95, and it has a 10% discount. We find the discount amount here as well: 10% of $139.95 = 0.10 × $139.95 = $13.995. Subtracting this discount from the original price gives us the sale price: Sale price at Store B = $139.95 - $13.995 = $125.955 (or rounded to $125.96). Now, we find the difference between the sale prices from both stores: Difference