Question

jack wants to buy a pair of trousers for $60 when he went to the store he found that the price was marked down by 20% how much do they cost now

Answer 1

they would cost 48 dollars

Answer 2

They cost $48 dollars now.

Let's break it down:

60 dollars is 100%
The trousers got marked down 20%
100-20 is 80%
80% of 60 is 48
( 60×0.8×10 =48)


Hope this helps!