Question

Brian pays £475.29 a year on his car insurance. The insurance company reduces the price by 2.1%. How much does the insurance cost now? Give your answer rounded to 2 DP.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\£465.31$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The insurance company reduces the price by 2.1%

Remember that

The actual cost of £475.29 a year represent the 100%

so

$100\%-2.1\%=97.9\%=97.9/100=0.979$

To find out the new insurance cost, multiply the original cost by the factor 0.979

$\£475.29(0.979)=\£465.31$

Answer 2

Answer:

460.31

Step-by-step explanation:

if you get 475 divided by 100 the number you get is 1 percent of that number. get that number and mulitiply the answer by 2.1 whatever number you get is going to be used to subtract from 475.29 and then BOOM