An advertisement states that a television originally priced at three hundred dollars has now been reduced by forty percent. What is the new price

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parthkohli · Answer

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parthkohli · Answer

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parthkohli · Answer

So the reduction price would be $300 - {(0.40 \times 300)}$

parthkohli · Answer

I mean the price after reduction ^

anonymous · Answer

So what is the answer?

parthkohli · Answer

can you calculate it by using a calculator?

anonymous · Answer

what do i have to do

anonymous · Answer

compute $300\times .6$ and see what you get

anonymous · Answer

I got 180

anonymous · Answer

because if it is 40% off you are paying 60% of the price and 60% of 300 means 
$$300\times.6$$

anonymous · Answer

yup

parthkohli · Answer

Oh anyway I have to admit that it was an OwlFred fail :|