A cashier offers Nathan an opportunity to save forty percent on his purchase. The original cost is fifty-six dollars. Estimate what his savings would be, then calculate the actual savings.

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andriod09 · Answer

Hey pokemonstarters12318! Welcome to Openstudy! Let me give you a tip: have you ever heard of the percent bar method?

anonymous · Answer

I've herd a little

andriod09 · Answer

Here, lay out what you know for me, and i'll walk you through the percent bar method, okay?

anonymous · Answer

ok

andriod09 · Answer

Just fill this out: 

In percent form, how much did the cashier offer Nathan to save?
What was the total cost of the sale?

anonymous · Answer

40% 56

andriod09 · Answer

Very nice. So then, the percent bar method is like this:
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