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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help fast!!!! The regular price of an item is $90. The item is on sale at a discount rate of 40%. What is the sale price of the item? $54 $50 $40 $36

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

okay well move the decimal twice

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

so 40% becomes 0.4

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

multiply that by the original cost

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

which equals what ?

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

wait that doesnt add up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

okay so it would equal 36

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

so you get 36 dollars off of 90

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

no direct answers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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