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An item is regularly priced at $53. It is on sale for 95% of the regular price. What is the sale price?

User TFBW
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Answer:

50.35

Explanation:

Regular Price = $53

Discount = 95%

let x represent the sale price.

Given 95% discount off the regular price, then the new price is 5% of the original price.

we then say,

5% of %53 = 0.05 x 53 = $2.65

so, the regular price of $53 has been reduced by $2.65

to get the original price, we then substract the reduced price from the regular price to get sale price.

$53 - $2.65 = 50.35

Sale price =

User QuickPrototype
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Multiply the price by the percentage:

53 x 95 % = 53 x 0.95 = 50.35


Answer: $50.35

User Olical
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