A customer comes into the pharmacy with two prescriptions: the first one is for a total cost of $34.00 and the second one is for a total of $155.00. She has insurance that covers 85% of her prescription costs. The dispensing fee for each prescription is $9.99 and is not covered by her insurance.   How much has the patient saved (in dollar value) on both prescriptions combined? Please ignore the dispensing fee when answering this question

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A customer comes into the pharmacy with two prescriptions: the first one is for a total cost of $34.00 and the second one is for a total of $155.00. She has insurance that covers 85% of her prescription costs. The dispensing fee for each prescription is $9.99 and is not covered by her insurance.

 

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