Calculate the sale price of each of the following discounted items.

1. A car originally priced at $$15{,}500$ is discounted $25\%$.

   Step 1(a):

   Think of this as $$15,500 − 2\left(10\% \text{ of } $15{,}500\right) − 5\left(1\% \text{ of } $15{,}500\right)$.

   Step 2(a):

   $10\% \text{ of } $15{,}500 \text{ is } $1,550$.
   $1\% of $15{,}500 \text{ is } $155$.

   Step 3(a):

   $$15{,}500 − 2\left($1{,}550\right) − 5\left($155\right)$
   $$15{,}500 − $3{,}100 − $775$

2. A pair of shoes originally priced at $$39$ is discounted $15\%$.

   Hint (b):

   Follow the same steps as part (a).