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The regular price of a watch is $32.25. During a sale, the watch was marked 16% off. What was the price of the watch during the sale?

A. $5.16
B. $16.25
C. $21.16
D. $27.09

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Answer: 27.09
The most recent answer is incorrect because during a sale the price isn’t set to 16% it is 16% off.
Steps: 32.25 x .16 (16% as a decimal)
Answer to that is 5.16 which you subtract from 32.25
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