Question

A surfboard was originally priced at $199. The store reduced the price by 10%. A customer bought the surfboard using a coupon for $20 off. How many dollars did the customer pay?

Answer 1

$159.1

Explanation:

Given that:

Original price of surfboard = $199

Reduction of price done = 10%

Then a coupon is used by a customer for $20 off.

To find:

How many dollars were paid by the customer?

Solution:

First of all, let us find the price after the reduction of 10% from the original price.

10% of $199 =
`(10)/(100)* 199 = \$19.9`

This price is reduced from the original price.

Price after reduction = $199 - $19.9 = $179.1

Now, again there is coupon of $20.

Therefore, final price that the customer had to pay = $179.1 - $20 = $159.1