Question

The price of an item was reduced by 85%. The original price is 45$ what is the price

Answer 1

85/100=0.85 (just converting the percent into decimals)
45*0.85=38.25 which is the amount of money that the item was reduced by in dollars
45-38.25= 6.75 is the price after it was reduced by 85%

Answer 2

The price of an item was reduced by 85% is
`\$6.75`

Solution:

Given,

Original price of the item is
`\$45`

The price is reduced by
`85\%`

To find: the reduced price

The reduced price is Original price - 85 percentage of the original price

i.e.
`45-(85)/(100)*45`

`\Rightarrow 45-(3825)/(100) = 45-38.25 = 6.75`

Hence, the reduced price is
`\$6.75`