Question

An $18 item is marked down 30% what is the clearance price

Answer 1

18×30%=

18×.30=5.4

5.4 is the amount of clearanceyou get from the item
Know you have to subtract $5.40 from $18.00

18-5.4=12.6

The item is know $12.60

Answer 2

The clearance price is $12.60.

To find the answer you do $18 × 30/100 which is $5.40 then you subtract $5.40 from $18 ($18 - $5.40) to get $12.60