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How much will you save if you buy an item listed at $575.50 at a 30 percent discount?

User Baseer
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discount=how much you save

30% of 575.50=

percenet means parts out of 100
'of' means multipy

30% of 575.5 means
30/100 times 575.5=
0.3 times 575.5=
172.65

you save $172.65

User Shonali
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Answer:

You will save $172.65.

Explanation:

The listed price of an item you buy = $575.50

It is at a discount of = 30%

The saving = 30% of 575.50

=
(30)/(100) × 575.50

= 0.30 × 575.50

= $172.65

New cost of the item after discount = 575.50 - 172.65 = $402.85

You will save $172.65.

User Seth Hoenig
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