Question

Mia wants to purchase a pair of jeans that cost $36. They are on sale for 20% off. What are two ways that Mia can find the cost of the jeans? Write your answers in the blanks. Mia can find the difference of 36 and of 36 or she can multiply 36 by

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Answer 1

multiply 36 by .20 and subtract that from 36

Explanation:

20% is the amount off. if you multiply .20 and subtract it you'll get $7.20 so 36-7.20 which is $28.80.

Answer 2

28.80 is 36 dollars 20 percent off.

Explanation:

take the original price

divide the original price by 5

alternatively, divide the original price by 100 and multiply it by 20

subtract this new number from the original one

the number you calculated is the discounted value.

more simple steps:

1. subtract the final price from the original price

2. divide this number by the original price

3. multiply the result by 100

other explanation: a 20 percent discount is 0.20 in decimal format. secondly, multiply the decimal discount by the price of the item to determine the savings in dollars. for example: if the original price of the item equals 24$, y I u would multiply 0.2 by 24$ to GET $4.80

hope this helps!