Question

Solve the following problem. Choose the correct answer. Sam's Discount Store offers a 2% discount for paying cash. How much would Joan pay if she pays cash for a set of skillets priced at $38.95? She would pay $ .

Answer 1

If you multiply 38.95 by 0.02, you will get the amount taken away from the total when the discount is applied:38.95x0.02=0.78
Then, you subtract that discount price from the total to get the amount Joan pays when she pays with cash:38.95-0.78=38.17
Joan pays $38.17 in cash.

Answer 2

She would pay $38.17 in cash.

Explanation:

Sam's Discount store offers a 2% discount for paying cash.

Joan purchased a set of skillets costs = $38.95

She pays cash for it and got discount of 2%.

Lets calculate 2% of $38.95

=
`(2)/(100)` × 38.95

= 0.02 × 38.95 = $0.779

She would pay 38.95 - 0.779 = $38.17