Question

A sofa cost $600. What is the price of the sofa after a 15% discount?

Answer 1

The price of the sofa after a 15% discount is $510.

Explanation:

Given:

• The cost of the sofa = $600

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• Discount = 15%

We want to find the price of the sofa after a 15% discount.

First, determine the discount amount.

`\begin{gathered} Discount=15\%\text{ of 600} \\ =(15)/(100)*600 \\ =(15)/(100)*6*100 \\ =15*6 \\ =\$90 \end{gathered}`

Next, subtract the discount from the cost of the sofa.

`\begin{gathered} \text{ Price after discount}=600-90 \\ =\$510 \end{gathered}`

The price of the sofa after a 15% discount is $510.