Question

Sewkumar went back to school shopping and spotted

a black hoodie that he just had to have. The hoodie
cost %54.00 but it was on sale for 40% off. His mom
said that if the hoodie cost less than $40.00 he could
buy it. Did Sewkumar get the hoodie? Why or why
not?

Answer 1

Yes, because the final price is $32.4, less than $40

Explanation:

To know if Sewhumar got the hoodie, we need to find the final price.

Is the discount is 40%, we know that the final price will be 100% - 40% = 60% of the original price.

If the original price is $54, the new price will be:

60% of 54 = 0.6 * 54 = $32.4

The new price of the hoodie is less than $40, so Sewkumar got the hoodie.