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A shoe store advertises that all shoes are on sale for 25% off the regular price. find the sale price of a pair of shoes that have an original price of $85.
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A shoe store advertises that all shoes are on sale for 25% off the regular price. find the sale price of a pair of shoes that have an original price of $85.

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100-25=75
find 75% of the 85

percent means parts out of 100
75%=75/100=0.75

'of' means multiply

75% of 85 means
0.75 times 85=63.75


sale price is $63.75
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