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A $10 book is 50% off. What is the cost?

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If a book is ten dollars, we know that 50% will always be half. Half of ten dollars is five dollars, in order to prove this we just do 10/2 and it gives us 5
User Nirodya Gamage
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Answer:

$5.00

Explanation:

10 × 50/100

Discount = 10 x 0.5

You save = $5.00

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