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Describe two methods for finding the sale price of an item that is discounted 30%. Which method do you prefer? Explain.

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The simplest form is to multiply the original price by 0.7, the second is divided by 10 * 3. Both are simple enough to do in your head. I prefer the multiplication but the second option is easier the larger the number gets. So, in short, it depends. You can always ask Siri :-)
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