Question

Framing supplies are offered at 22% off the retail price. Find the discount and sale price of supples originally costing $36.99. Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Discount is 8.14, making the sale price 28.85.

Explanation:

To find the price OFF of something, just multiply it by the DECIMAL form of the stated percentage.

22% is really 0.22, right?

So multiply that by 36.99 to find what the DISCOUNT is:

0.22 x 36.99 = 8.14 (rounded to 2 places)

But don't run off yet thinking that's the whole answer. That's just the discount.

You now have to subtract that from the original price to see what the sale price is:

36.99 - 8.14 = 28.85