Question

The regular price of a sweater is $32. For a sale, the price of the sweater is marked down 30%. What is the sale price of the sweater?

Answer 1

28.8

Answer 2

thanks but can you tell me how you got that answer?

Answer 3

i need to show work

Answer 4

HI!!

Answer 5

hey !!

Answer 6

if you get \(30\%\) off you pay \(100\%-30\%=70\%\) of the price

Answer 7

\(70\%\) of \(32\) is \(0.7\times 32\)

Answer 8

a calculator will to that quickly or you can multiply by hand if you like

Answer 9

okay i get it now thank you but after you multiply 0.7 x 32 thats the answer?

Answer 10

i get \[\$22.40\]
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=.7*32

Answer 11

yesh

Answer 12

thank you !!

Answer 13

\[\color\magenta\heartsuit\]

Answer 14

btw you could also find \(0.3\times 32\) and then subtract the result from \(32\) but that is extra steps

Answer 15

thank you again