A simple discount is a percent decrease from an item’s original price: the discount amount equals the discount rate multiplied by the original price, and the sale price is the original price minus that amount, or the remaining percent of the original price. Reasoning may be represented with percent bars, ratio tables, decimals, fractions, or equations for familiar rates and money values; the discount is not calculated from the already reduced price. Successive discounts, compound changes, and more advanced reverse-percent problems are not included.
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Detailed Explanation: Solve simple discount problems
A discount is a percent taken away from the original price.
To find the sale price:
- Find the discount amount.
- Subtract it from the original price.
Example
A jacket costs 60(20%)$ off. What is the sale price?
Step 1: Find the discount amount.
Convert to a decimal:
Multiply by the original price:
The discount is 12$.
Step 2: Subtract the discount from the original price.
The sale price is:
Remember: Always calculate the discount using the original price, not the already-reduced price.
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