2002 AMC 8 Problem 14

A merchant offers a large group of items at 30% off. Later, the merchant takes 20% off these sale prices. The total discount is

\text{(A)}\ 35\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 44\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 50\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 56\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 60\%

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