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Arie's pet shop is selling geckos at 12 and a half percent off! if geckos were originally $20 each, what is the sale price?

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DIscount = 121/2 % 0ff


\begin{gathered} \text{Sales price = 12}(1)/(2)\text{ }*\text{ 20} \\ \text{ =}((25)/(2))/(100)\text{ }*20\text{ } \\ \text{ } \\ \text{ =}(25)/(200)\text{ }*20\text{ = }(500)/(200)\text{ = \$2.5} \end{gathered}

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