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A pair of shoes originally cost 80 but they are on sale with a 20% discount. What is the sale price of the shoes

User Arrmansa
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Answer:

64

Explanation:

80-(20/100-80)

80-16

=64

User Aries
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Answer:

$62

Step-by-step explanation:

We know 20% is equal to 1/5, so we can start my dividing 80 by 5.

80/5=18

Now we need to subtract 18 from 80, to show the discount.

80-18=62

The sale price is $62.

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