Successive discounts of 20% and 10% are taken on an item priced at $16. Describe how to find the sale price of the item and give the sale price.

Successive discounts of 20% and 10% are taken on an item priced at $16.

=> Let's find out how much is the discount in all.

=> 16 dollars *.20 = 3.2 dollars

=> 16 - 3.2 = 12.8 dollars.

then another 10% discount,

=> 12.8 *.10 = 1.28 dollars

=> 12.8 - 1.28 = 11.52 dollars is not the price minus the discounts,