At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair

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Problem

At the 2013 Winnebago County Fair, a vendor is offering a "fair special" on sandals. If you buy one pair of sandals at the regular price of 50,yougetasecondpairata50, you get a second pair at a 40\%discountandathirdpairathalftheregularprice.Javiertookadvantageofthe"fairspecial"tobuythreepairsofsandals.Whatpercentageofthe discount and a third pair at half the regular price. Javier took advantage of the "fair special" to buy three pairs of sandals. What percentage of the 150 regular price did he save?

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