A grocery store has a surplus of cakes, so they price them at 10% off the wholesale price of $8.50. An employee uses their employee discount to get a further 10% discount off a cake. How much does that employee pay? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth decimal place. Answers: A) $7.00 B) $6.80 C) $6.89 D) $7.65 E) $6.88
Wholesale price of cake = $8.50   $6.89ake was priced at 10% below $8.50 = $7.65   % discount given by employee discount = 10%   Employee paid = .9 * 7.65= 
<gadget id="calculator">.9 * 7.65</gadget>
<output>6.885</output>
$6.885   Rounded to nearest hundredth= $6.89   Answer $6.89
<result>C</result>
A grocery store has a surplus of cakes, so they price them at 10% off the wholesale price of $8.50. An employee uses their employee discount to get a further 10% discount off a cake. How much does that employee pay? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth decimal place.