Question

How much will you save if you buy an item listed at 170 .50 at a 35 percent discount

Answer 1

`=59.675`

Explanation:

`Steps\\$170.50\cdot\:35\%\:$\\\\`

`35\%\mathrm{\:in\:fractions}:\quad (7)/(20)\\\\Percent: \mathrm{A\:ratio\:expressed\:as\:a\:fraction\:out\:of\:a\:hundred.}\\\\\mathrm{In\:order\:to\:convert\:a\:percent\:to\:a\:ratio,\:divide\:it\:by\:100}:\quad \:a\%=(a)/(100)\\a=35\\\\35\%\:=(35)/(100)\\\\\mathrm{Simplify}\:(35)/(100)\\(7)/(20)\\\\And\ that\ leaves\ you\ now\ with: =170.5\cdot (7)/(20)\\\\\mathrm{Multiply\:fractions}:\quad \:a\cdot (b)/(c)=(a\:\cdot \:b)/(c)\\\\=(7\cdot \:170.5)/(20)`

`\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:7\cdot \:170.5=1193.5\\\\=(1193.5)/(20)\\\\\mathrm{Divide\:the\:numbers:}\:(1193.5)/(20)=59.675`

Answer 2

59.675

Explanation: