Jeans are on sale with a 65% off. The jeans originally cost $72. What is the sales price?

Arnis Juraga asked Feb 2, 2023

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Arnis Juraga asked Feb 2, 2023

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As the sales price is 65% off you find the 65% of the original cost and then substract it from the original cost:

$\begin{gathered} 72\cdot0.65=46.8 \\ \\ 72-46.8=25.2 \end{gathered}$ Then, the sales price is $25.2

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