Louis wants to buy skis that have a regular price of $329. they have been marked down 25% off the regular price. louis calculates the new total price including 8.5% tax. how much money will louis save on the total cost because of the markdown?

Abank manager wants to encourage new customers to open accounts with principals of at least $2,500. he decides to make a poster advertising a simple interest rate of 3%. what must the principal be if the bank manager also wants to advertise that one can earn $10 the first month? can the poster correctly say, "open an account of $2 comma 500 and earn at least $10 interest in 1 month! "?