Explanation:
Discount = 20%
The cost of 5 notebooks = $10
The cost of 1 notebook before applying discount = $10/5 = $2
Applying the discount on the original price:
Discount = $10 × 20% = 10 × 0.20
Discount = $2
The sales price of the 5 notebooks = original price - discount
The sales price of the 5 notebooks = $10 - $2
The sales price of the 5 notebooks = $8
The sales price of 1 notebook = $8/5
The sales price of 1 notebook = $1.6
The amount saved per notebook = The cost of 1 notebook before applying discount -
$2 -
