A shirt is on sale for 30% off the regular price. The regular price is $27.00.

What is the sale price?
$8.10
$18.20
$18.80
$18.90

Question

A shirt is on sale for 30% off the regular price. The regular price is $27.00.

What is the sale price? 
$8.10
$18.20
$18.80
$18.90

parthkohli · Answer

The sale price is simply 30% of 27
What's 30% of 27?

anonymous · Answer

I believe it it 8.10

parthkohli · Answer

30% is the same as 0.3
'of' means multiply.
So you multiply 0.3 and 27.

anonymous · Answer

or maybe not x(

parthkohli · Answer

First find 27 * 3 = 81
then shift the decimal one to the left
8.1

anonymous · Answer

wait.. no, yes it is..

parthkohli · Answer

Yes you're correct ^_^

anonymous · Answer

i thought that i had to multiply .30 times 27

anonymous · Answer

.3 and .30 is the same thing... u can multiply either

anonymous · Answer

i new that  lol

anonymous · Answer

or u can do it parths way :p but i just take 30 / 100 = .3 then multiply .3 • 27 = 8.1