Question

A book shop offers a 24% discount on books.

Sam has to pay $______????
if he purchases books with an original price of $84.

Answer 1

$63.84

Explanation:

If Sam purchases an $84 book with 24% off, he pays $63.84. This is because first you want to find what percent of the book Sam has to pay for. Because it is 24% off, Sam has to pay for 76% of the book (100-24). Then, convert 76% to a decimal (.76) by moving the decimal to the left two digits. Lastly, multiply 84 by .76.