Question

EASY 6TH GRADER MATH

PLEASE SOLVE!
While shopping, Dawn finds a backpack that she likes on the sale rack. Its original price is $60, but everything on the rack comes with a 30% discount. Dawn also has a coupon for 15% off of her total purchase.


Dawn says, “Thirty percent and fifteen percent make forty-five percent and 45% of $60 is $33, so it will cost $33.”

Answer 1

27

Explanation:

She is wrong the answer is 27, all you have to do is multiply the number by the percentage as a decimal (.45)