Question

A man needed to sell a car. He priced it at $3,500 the first day. The second day he reduced the price by 15%. What was the price of the car after this reduction?

Answer 1

$2975

Explanation:

He is reducing the price. So we are going to multiply it by the percentage to see how much the car was reduced, then subtract it from the actual equation.

But first, let's convert 15% into a decimal. 15% as a decimal is just 0.15. Let's write out the equation.

3500 x 0.15 = 525

The car was reduced by $525.

Now let's subtract it from the original price of the car.

3500 - 525 = 2975

Therefore, the mans' car was priced at $2975 on the second day, after being reduced by 15%, which is also known as 0.16.

Hope that helped :)

Answer 2

2975

Explanation:

15 percent of 3500 is 525, so 3500-525 is 2975