Answer:
The sales price is $450 and the discount is $300.
Explanation:
Before I explain this, keep in mind that 40% off also means 60% of the original price, because 100%-40%=60%.
So we know the original sales price is $750, so to find what 60% of it is, we multiply 750 and 0.60, because 0.60=60%.
We get 750*0.60=450.
Label the answer: $450 - That is the new price of the item after the discount.
Now we know that the new price is $450. To find how much money the discount price was, we simply multiply $750 by 40%, or 0.40, because that's how much the discount was.
We get 750*0.40=300
Label the answer: $300 - That is the amount that was taken off the original price.