Question

an online company is advertising a vacuum cleaner on sale for 25% off the original price of $253.99 what is the sale price for the vacuum cleaner? round your answer to the nearest cent

Answer 1

Let:

A = Original price = $253.99

r = Discount = 25% = 0.25

B = Sale price

The sale price is given by:

`\begin{gathered} B=A-A\cdot r \\ B=253.99-253.99\cdot0.25 \\ B=253.99-63.4975 \\ B=190.49 \end{gathered}`

Answer:

$190.49