Question

In a sale all normal prices are reduced by 15%. the normal price of a washing machine is 270 dollars. work out the sale price of the ashing machine

Answer 1

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• 15% in decimal form is 0.15 because 15/100 = 0.15

• The washing machine was originally 270 dollars; it was reduced by 15%

First, we have to figure out how much the original price is being deducted by.

We can multiply the reduction percentage (in decimal form) by the original price to find out the actual reduction:

$0.15*270=???$

Plug that into a calculator and you get:

$40.5$

Remember, that is only the amount of the reduction, not the sale price.

To get the new price, we need to subtract the reduction (40.5) from the original price (270):

$270-40.5=229.50$

Therefore, the sale price of the washing machine is $229.50