Question

A pair of boots has an original price of $95. They are on sale for 35 percent off. What number can you multiply $95 by to equal the discountedA sweater that originally cost $40 is on sale for 10 percent off. What is the amount of the discount? Price of $61.75?

Answer 1

A)0.65 should be multiplied by $95 to get the discounted price a value of $61.75.

B)0.90 should be multiplied by $40 to get the discounted price a value of $36

Explanation:

A) The original cost of the pair of boots is $95. If it is sold at a discount of 35%(0.35) off. It means that the discount will be; 95 × 0.35

The new price after discount will be;

95 - (95 × 0.35)

Factorizing, we have;

95(1 - 0.35) = 95 × 0.65

Thus, 0.65 should be multiplied by $95 to get the discounted price a value of $61.75.

B) sweater originally costs $40.

At a discount of 10%, the discounted price is;

40 - (40 × 0.1)

40(1 - 0.1)

40 × 0.9

Thus, 0.90 should be multiplied by $40 to get the discounted price a value of $36