Question

A department store holds a year-end clearance sale that includes a 5.5% discount on cosmetics. Find the sale price of a bottle of perfume if its original price was $48.41.

Answer 1

Sale price = $45.75

Explanation:

Original price = $48.41

Percentage Discount = 5.5%

Amount of discount = Percentage Discount × Original price

= 5.5% × $48.41

= 5.5/100 × $48.41

= 0.055 × $48.41

= $2.66255

Sale price = Original price - Amount of discount

= $48.41 - $2.66255

= $45.74745

Approximately,

Sale price = $45.75