Question

A shirt originally cost $40.44, but it is on sale for $34.37. What is the percentage decrease of the price of the shirt? If necessary, round to the nearest percent.

Answer 1

what's the change in price

Answer 2

im not sure

Answer 3

subtract the sale price from the original price

Answer 4

40.44 - 34.37 = ???

Answer 5

what do you get?

Answer 6

6.07?

Answer 7

yep, so it decreased $6.07

divide this by the original price

6.07/40.44 = ???

Answer 8

15.01?

Answer 9

no, how did you get that

Answer 10

it should be

6.07/40.44 = 0.1500989

Answer 11

Then you multiply that by 100 to convert it to a percent

0.1500989*100 = 15.00989

So it's roughly 15%

Answer 12

thankyou

Answer 13

So what this means is that if you start with $40.44 and you take 15% off, then you'll be left with $34.37