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Regina went out for breakfast. The bill came to $7.20. If Regina has a discount coupon for 20%, how much will be taken off the bill?

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If Regina has a discount coupon for 20%, the amount that would be taken off from her original bill is $1.44.

How do we calculate the discount?

We shall multiply the original price by the percentage discount as a decimal to calculate a discount.

Subtract this result from the original price to determine the discounted amount.

The discount on Regina's bill will be calculated by multiplying the bill amount by the percentage discount.

Given:

Discount given to Regina = 20% or 0.20.

Bill amount = $7.20

The discount = 20% of $7.20

= 0.20 * $7.20

= $1.44

Hence, Regina will get a discount of $1.44, and this amount will be taken off the original bill (so, Regina would now pay $7.20 - $1.44 = $5.76).

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