Question

Kim bought new shoes and used a 12% off coupon. The original cost of the shoe is represented as s. The total amount Kim paid for the shoes is represented as s-0.12s= s, which means that _______ of 12% is the same as ___

Answer 1

The difference s - 0.12s is equal to 0.88s. So, the first blank has to be 0.88.

The second blank is "decrease", and the last one is "multiplying by 0.88" because the difference is actually equivalent to 0.88s.