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Cathy has coupon for 10% off at her favorite CD store. When she arrives at the store she finds that the CDs are already on sale for 25% off. She would like to put an expression into her calculator to determine the cost of a CD after the 25% and additional 10% discounts. Using p for the original marked price, which of the following expressions will give her the discounted price ?

A

`p-.35p`

B

`p-.35`

C

`p-.325p`

D

`p-.325`

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To determine the cost of a CD after applying both a 25% discount and an additional 10% discount, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the 25% Discount 1. **Original Price**: Let the original marked price of the CD be \( p \). 2. **25% Discount**: The amount of discount from the 25% off is calculated as: \[ \text{Discount} = \frac{25}{100} \times p = 0.25p \]
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