A clothing store has the sign shown in the shop window. Pani sees the sign and wants to buy 3 shirts and 2 pairs of jeans. The cost of each shirt is before the discount is $12, and the cost of each pair of jeans is $19 before the discount. Why are the amounts Pani pays in A and B different?

Verified Answer :

Given:
Shirt = $12
Pants = $
19

Shirts = 3 12 = 36
Jeans = 2
19 = 38

Total cost = 36 + 38 = 74

If Pani has a discount of $3 per shirt and $3 per pair of jeans. 

Shirts : 3 (12-3) = 3 9 = 27
Jeans : 2 (19-3) = 2 16 = 32

Total cost w/ discounts = 27 + 32 = 59

If Pani paid $71, she got a discount of $3 from the total amount of $74. The discount given was from the total sales, not the price of each item.

Sign should state "$
3 discount from total purchase".