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A video game that usually costs $30.65 is marked down 60%. Kelvin determined that the new price of the game would be $18.39. Look at Kelvin’s work and find his error.

($30.65)(0.60) = $18.39

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Answer:

Kelvin should have subtracted $18.39 from $30.65 to find the marked down price. He could also have multiplied the original cost by 40% to find the sale price of $12.26.

that is the exacted answer lol.

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Answer:

Kelvin wrote 60 the wrong way.

He has to write $30.65 - 60%, not 0.60.

Here is the final correct equation:

$30.65 - 60% = 12.26