Question

Simon bought a $48 table on sale at 30% off.

Select from the drop-down menu to correctly complete the sentence.
The best estimate for the discount can be found using the expression
.
0.3 (50)
0.03(50)
3(50)
30(50)

Answer 1

0.3(50)

Step-by-step explanation:

Turn 30% into a decimal. This is done by imagining there is a decimal in-front of the percent symbol. Move it two times over to the left. It will appear before the 3, making it 0.30.

Beginning:

Now since we have that, just think of making the equation.

$48 rounded becomes $50.

Examples:

percent(rounded amount) = answer

number(times this number) = answer

Summary:

Since 0.3 is the percent, and $48 is the total price, you'd times them by each other.

So the answer is:

0.3(50)

Answer 2

30% = 0.3 because you move the decimal places to the left two times 30. to 0.30

48 rounds to 50

The correct answer is 0.3(50)