Question

Alex bought six books priced at $8 each. He got a discount of 20% off the total cost. How much did Alex pay for the books? Write your answer up to two decimal places. Am I supposed to change 20% to 0.20 and then multiply ?

Answer 1

Yes, but first find the price of all 6 books.

Answer 2

6 * 8 = ?

Answer 3

48

Answer 4

Yes, so all 6 books cost $48, now multiply by 0.20

Answer 5

9.6 or 0.96 ?

Answer 6

9.6 is correct, now subtract that from 48

Answer 7

38.4

Answer 8

Yep, that's our answer.

Answer 9

$38.40 after the discount

Answer 10

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Answer 11

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