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Justin is at Bashas and sees a sign for 20% off ground beef. If the regular price is $10.50, what is the price after the discount?​

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Answer:

$8.40

Explanation:

"20% off" translates into multiplication of the regular price by (1 - 0.20), or 0.80:

The price after discount is 0.80($10.50) = $8.40

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