The regular price of a pair of jeans is $49.50. During a sale, the jeans were marked as 15% off. What was the approximate price of the jeans during the sale?
$3.30
$7.43
$42.08
$56.93
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OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
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OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
7.43
OpenStudy (anonymous):
49.50 x .15
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
No ur wrong its 49.50÷15=3.30
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
No you have to multiply to get the percent of something
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
@SickTwistd
OpenStudy (anonymous):
turn it into a decimal and multiply
15% would be .15
OpenStudy (anonymous):
LOL ULTIMATE BATTLE OF DEATH
OpenStudy (triciaal):
full price = 100%
15% off means you pay (100-15) = 85% of the full price
85/100*49 =
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OpenStudy (tkhunny):
What is 15% of $49.50. This is the Discount.
$49.50 - Discount = Sale Price.
OpenStudy (triciaal):
you could also do 49*15% and then subtract from 49
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
41.65
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
I got 7.35
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ugh
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OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
I got 7.43 i s that correct
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Told you. I was trying to help you.
OpenStudy (tkhunny):
49.50 * 0.15 = 7.43 -- You have found the discount.
You have not found the Sale Price.
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
What the answer is C
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
Heloooooooo
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OpenStudy (tkhunny):
Subtract and see. What do you get?
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
I get C
OpenStudy (nuccioreggie):
@tkhunny. I got C
OpenStudy (tkhunny):
Well, there you go. Move on to the next one with a little more confidence.