You go to the store and pick out 3 apples for $0.60 each, 2 bananas for $0.50 each, and 1 quart of yogurt for $4.50. At checkout
you present the cashier with a 15% off coupon. How much do you have to pay? Please help and solve in proportion form pleaseeee make sure you explain clearly
First you add up the apples which equals $1.80 then you add up the bananas which equals $1.00 then you add the yogurt together which amounts to $4.50. After that you add all of that together which totals to $7.30.
For the sake of finding the percentage we're gonna move the decimal point to the very end. ( so its 730.0). Now in order to find 15% we have to find 10%. To find 10%, you move the decimal point over one (73.00). So 10% of 730 is 73. 10% + 5% = 15%. And half of 10% is 5%. So, we cut 73 in half so now we have 36.5. Now we add 36.5 to 73 (because 10% + 5%=15%) I'm just gonna round 36.5 to 37, and 73+37= 110. Now we move the decimal point back so its $1.10. Now we subtract $1.10 from $7.30 which is equal to $6.20. So your answer is $6.20.
(I'm rlly bad at explaining things so sorry if this wasnt clear enough. Also I'm not the best at math but I guess I know percentages.)
