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At a local supermarket, linda saw a box of plant fertilizer that was retailed at $25 but was marked down to $20.99. given this information, $20.99 is the _____.

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$20.99 is the price of the box of plant fertilizer. Additionally, $20.99 ends up being 16% off the original price since $25 - $20.99 is $4.01, if you then divide $4.01 by $25 you get 0.16, which is 16% when you multiple by 100.
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