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The price of an item is reduced by 40% of its original price. A week later it is reduced by 10% of the reduced price. The cashier informs you that  there has been a total reduction of 50%. Is the cashier using percentages correctly? If not, what is the actual percent reduction from the original price?

▸ The cashier is not using percentages correctly. The actual percent reduction from the original price is 46%.

▸ The cashier is not using percentages correctly. The actual percent reduction from the original price is 25%.

▸ The cashier is not using percentages correctly. The actual percent reduction from the original price is 54%.

▸ The cashier is using percentages correctly.
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