Ajacket cost $40 at the store. jose pays only 0.7 of the proce because his father works there. evan has a coupon $10 off. explain who will pay less for the jacket.

Jose will pay 2 dollars less for the jacket than Evan.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Selling price of the jacket at the store (SP) = $40

Amount paid by Jose to buy the jacket is 0.7 of SP.

Discount coupon Even has = $10

Now, amount paid by Jose is 0.7 of SP. So, this equals:

Amount paid by Even is equal to the total amount minus discount coupon.

Therefore, framing in equation we have:

Therefore, we observe that, . Also,

Hence, Jose will pay 2 dollars less for the jacket than Evan.

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