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What is the discount and sale price of a $300 item that has been discounted 10%? 

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10% is equal to .10 so 300x.10 equals 30 which is a $30 discount so your answer is $270 
User Ovidiu Unguru
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10% = 0.10

300 x 0.10 = 30
discount = $30

sale price = 300 - 30 = $270
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