Question

The price of an item has been reduced by
55%
. The original price was
$67
.

Answer 1

What is 55% of$67?

Answer 2

Multiply? right?

Answer 3

That's the usual way. You do have to convert from percentage to decimal to do that.

(55%)*($67) = ??

Answer 4

so .55

Answer 5

.55 x 65

Answer 6

Okay, what's preventing you from proceeding?

Answer 7

Sorry, 3575

Answer 8

Whoops! We changed prices. Should be $67.00
0.55*$67.00 = $36.85

Okay, what is $36.85. We have to choose from:

Full Price = $67.00
Discount = What?
Discounted Price = What?

Answer 9

Discount = 55%
Discounted Price = 36.85

Answer 10

Nope. 55% is the Percentage Discount. $36.85 is the Discount.

Now, calculate the Discounted Price and you are done.

Answer 11

the answer is 30.17

Answer 12

Let's see...

$67.00 - $36.85 = $30.15

How did you manage 17¢?

Answer 13

Did I put 17? I thought I put 15..