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An item is $4,200. What is the sales if it is marked down 35%?

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The first step is to find the discount applied (use percentage as decimal). Then, susbtract this to the original price


\begin{gathered} 4,200\cdot0.35=1,470 \\ 4,200-1,470=2730 \end{gathered}

The sales is $2,730

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