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A dress that costs $66.99 is on sale for 1/5 off. What is the sale price of the dress? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

User Lilik
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the sale price of the dress is $53.59. you saved $13.40
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Answer:

Explanation:

The formula to figure this out is


C=66.99(1-.2) where .2 is 1/5 in decimal form. What this means is that you may be saving 1/5 but you're still spending 4/5.

C = 66.99(.8) so

Cost = $53.59

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