Sleep Country advertises to beat the lower price of the competitor by 5% on similar mattress. Leon's recently slashed its prices on Sealy Posturepedic Proback Titanium mattresses by 20%. If the original sale price of this mattress was $1460, at what price would the customer get that mattress at Sleep Country?

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First, calculate the discounted price at Leon's: $1460 - 20% of $1460 = $1460 - $292 = $1168. Then, Sleep Country beats this by 5%, so: $1168 - 5% of $1168 = $1168 - $58.4 = $1109.6, which rounds to $1110.

Sleep Country Advertises to Beat the Lower Price of the Competitor