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Describe how to find the sale price of an item that has been discounted 15%

User Mykola
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multiply the initial price by the percentage. move the decimal two places to the left

p=price
q=percentage

p x q=total

p - total= answer

30 x 15=450

30 - 4.50= 25.5

sale price= 25.5
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