Question

An exercise machine with an original price of $930 is on sale at 9% off.a. What is the discount amount?b. What is the exercise machine's sale price?

Answer 1

item a)

To find the discount amount we just need to calculate 9% of $930. To calculate 9% of something, is the same as multiplying by 9/100.

`930*(9)/(100)=83.7`

The we have our answer. The discount amount is $83.7

item b)

To find the exercise machine's sale price we just need to subtract the discount from the original price.

`930-83.7=846.3`

Then, the sale price is $846.3