Question

ethan buys a video game on sale. if the video game usually costs $39.99, and it was on sale for 20% off, how much did ethan pay? round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

x/39.99 is the same as 20%/100% so you would cross multiply 39.99 x 20 then divide by 100 which is 16.8 then add 39.99 - 16.8 to get $23.19.

Answer 2

Answer: 31.99$ or 32$

Explanation:

Discount = Original Price x Discount %/100

Discount = 39.99 × 20/100

Discount = 39.99 x 0.2

You save = $8.00

Final Price = Original Price - Discount

Final Price = 39.99 - 7.998

Final Price = $31.99