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What is the answer for $ 199 MP3 player 15% discount

User Diegog
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You have a discount of 29.85.
199-29.85=169.15
User Quasistoic
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so discount means taken off
we find 15% of 199 and subtract from 199
% means parts out of 100 so 15%=15/100=1.5/10=.15/1=0.15
'of' means multiply
15% of 199=0.15 times 199=29.85
discount so 199-29.85=169.15
answer is $169.15
User Wayne Smith
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