Question

Toyland is having a sale. All items are 20% off. How much will you save on an item that usually sells for 95$ please explain your work!!

Answer 1

19$

Explanation:

So set up a proportion in which one ratio represents the info.

Part(Which is %) divided by Part(which is 100)

So 20% divided by 100= x/$95.

Then cross multiply the products to find x.

Which is 9000 divided by 100x . Then just pretend the division sign is a = sign.

So it's 9000=100x.To solve for x you must the opposite operation on both sides. 1900 divided by 100=100x divided by 100.19x

We will save 19$ on an item that originally costed 95$

Answer 2

You will save $19

Explanation:

To find out how much we will save, we take the percentage off times the original price

savings = 20% * 95

Changing to decimal form

= .20 * 95

= 19