Question

José wants to buy a jacket that regularly sells for $60. If the jacket is on sale at 10% off, and José's mother pays $15 of the cost of the jacket, how much must José pay to buy the jacket?

Answer 1

Jose will pay $39

Explanation:

If the Jacket is $60 and 10% off, then after the discount it will be $60-$6 (.1x60), which is $54.

Another way to calculate the post-discount price is to take $60 x .90. If there's a 10% discount, he will pay 90% of the price or 1-.10 of the price. $60x.9 = $54. This is a very easy way to calculate what you will pay when you are shopping in a store and there's something on sale. Life skills!

$54 - $15 = $39