Hao has a coupon for fifteen percent off sporting goods supplies. He plans to use the coupon for a tennis racquet. If the sticker price on the racquet he wants is sixty-nine dollars, what will Hao's discount be?

Question

Hao has a coupon for fifteen percent  off sporting goods supplies. He plans to use the coupon for a tennis racquet. If the sticker price on the racquet he wants is sixty-nine dollars, what will Hao's discount be?

anonymous · Answer

If we start by writing the percentage as a decimal

15% --> 0.15

If his racquet costs $69

If we do (69)(0.15)=?

This will give us the total discount taken off the price.