Question

The sale price of every item in a store is 85 percent of its usual price a. The usual price of a backpack is $30, what is the sale price? B. The usual price of a sweatshirt is $18, what is it’s sale price? so they forgot to include C and that's the only one I'm confused on.

Answer 1

A. $25.5

B. $15.3

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the sale price of every item, we need to find 85% of the usual price.

So, 85% of $30 is calculated as:

`30*85\text{ \% = 30}*(85)/(100)=25.5`

Therefore, the sale price of the backpack is $25.5

In the same way, 85% of $18 is calculated as:

`18*85\text{ \% = 18}*(85)/(100)=15.3`

Therefore, the sale price of the sweatshirt is $15.3