The cellphone Luke wants to buy is on sale for 15% off the original price. It was originally priced at $150. What is the amount of the discount?

Lukas K asked Oct 27, 2022

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Lukas K asked Oct 27, 2022

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$22.50 is the amount of the discount.

To calculate this, we’ll turn the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100. 15% = 0.15

150 x 0.15 = 22.50

Chetan Gupta answered Oct 30, 2022

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