Question

The local drugstore is offering 15% off the normal price for a 16-pack of AAA batteries. If a 16-pack of AAA batteries is normally $9.99, what would be the sale price for the batteries after the discount?

Answer 1

any ideas?

Answer 2

if the normal price is considered to be 100%

What is 15% off of 100%

Answer 3

15?

Answer 4

$$\Huge \text{100%-15%=?}$$

Answer 5

0.85

Answer 6

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Answer 7

$$\Huge\text {(85%)(9.99)}$$

Answer 8

do I divide tht or what?

Answer 9

multiply 0.85 * 9.99
$9.99 is your normal retail price. Since the batteries are 15% off, you would first do 100-15 to get 85 percent (the discount price is equal to 85 percent of the regular price). when you convert a percent into a decimal you move the decimal forward by two places.