Question

Joseph wants a television for his birthday that originally cost $740 right now the television is on sale for 40% off Joseph dad agreed to buy it as long as Joseph pays for 30% of the cost how much will Joseph pay

Answer 1

The television originally cost $740. Since it is 40% off, we need to calculate how much is 40% out of the original cost and subtract that from the cost to find the sale cost.

To calculate a percentage of a quantity, we divide that quantity by 100 and then multiply by the percentage we need. In this case: divide 740 by 100 and multiply by 40:

`(740)/(100)*40`

The result of these operations is:

`7.4*40=296`

40% of $740 is $296. Since the tv is 40% we subtract $296 from the cost:

`740-296=444`

The cost of the sale of the television is $444.

The problem indicates that Joseph is going to pay for 30% of the cost, so he is going to pay 30% out of $444.

We calculate how much is 30% of 444 by dividing 444 by 100 and then multiplying by 30:

`(444)/(100)*30`

The result of these operations is:

`4.44*30=133.2`

Answer:

Joseph will pay $133.2