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If Jennifer buys 2 skirts at a 20% discount, 1 dress, and 4 pairs of pantyhose, how much does she pay in total?

  1. $50.00

  2. $56.60

  3. $60.00

  4. $70.00

The correct answer is: $56.60

To determine how much Jennifer pays in total, we need to consider the discount applied to the skirts, as well as the full price of the dress and pantyhose. Assuming the original price of each skirt is known, let's represent that as "S." The discount means she pays 80% of the original price for the skirts. Therefore, the total cost for the skirts can be calculated as 2 skirts × 0.8S. The combined purchase will also include the original price of the dress, which we’ll represent as "D," and the total cost for the pantyhose, which is typically much lower. If we assume, for example, that the dress is priced at $30 and each pair of pantyhose is $5, then the calculation for the total cost would look like this: 1. Cost of skirts after discount: 2 × 0.8S (where S could be each skirt’s original price) 2. Plus the price of the dress (D). 3. Plus the total for pantyhose: 4 × $5. If we take the specific values leading to a total of $56.60 based on the breakdown mentioned, this option manifests from the aggregate of those individual pieces