Question

A television is on sale for twenty-five percent off. If the original price was two thousand dollars, what is the sale price of the television?

five hundred dollars

one thousand dollars

one thousand five hundred dollars

one thousand nine hundred seventy-five dollars

Answer 1

First find what 25% of $2000 is. Then subtract that from $2000.

Answer 2

Another way of doing it is:
The full price is 100% of the price. If it is 25% off, that means the sale price is
100% - 25% = 75% of the original price. Calculate what 75% of $2000 is, and that's your answer.