Question

Your sorority is preselling tickets for an end of year formal. You will save 22% off the door price by prepaying

$56.40 per ticket now.

How much will you pay if you wait to purchase tickets at the door?

Answer 1

You will save 12.408

Answer 2

$68.81

Explanation:

22% of 56.40 can be found by multiplying

.22 and 56.4, which equals 12.408

therefore, if you add 12.408, or 12.41, to 56.40 you will get 68.81