Question

Find the discount.

regular price = $349; discount rate = 1/10

A.
$3.49

B.
$34.90

C.
$314.10

D.
$3490

Answer 1

@campbell_st

Answer 2

Multiply 349 by (1/10)

you can use the rule:

\[a*(\frac{c}{d}) = \frac{a*c}{d}\]

Answer 3

so my answer is B

Answer 4

thx

Answer 5

Wait

Answer 6

oh

Answer 7

Do they define what they mean by discount rate?

Answer 8

huh?

Answer 9

Well 1/10 is 10% so when you multiply that by 349 you get 10% of 349 so you pay 10% of the original price which seems kind of crazy

Another way of interpreting it is that you get 10% off of 349 in that case you would have to subtract 1 by 1/10 then multiply by 349
1 - 1/10 gives you 90% so after multiplying you would get 10% off of 349 which seems like a more reasonable discount.

Answer 10

So my answer is B?

Answer 11

I would assume that it is 10% off the original price because paying 10% of the original price is just bonkers

Answer 12

do you follow?

Answer 13

are you still here?