Question

The original price of an item has been reduced by 10% the original price was $98

Answer 1

Given:

The original price of an item has been reduced by 10% the original price was $98.

Required:

To find the sales price.

Step-by-step explanation:

Item on sale costs 10 % of the original price.

(sale price) = 10% of (original price)

`\begin{gathered} =(10)/(100)*98 \\ \\ =9.8 \end{gathered}`

So

`\begin{gathered} =98-9.8 \\ =88.2 \end{gathered}`

Final Answer:

The sale price is $88.2