Question

Reggie bought a pair of hiking boots that were discounted by 30% off the original price. If the original price was $66.00, what was the discounted price of the hiking boots?

Answer 1

Answer:

$46.20

Step-by-step explanation:

We can create a proportion to find the sale on the original price. A proportion is an equation where two ratios are set equal to each other. We create two fractions using the prices and percents. If the price is discounted by 30% then we pay 70% of the price.

$\frac{70}{100} =\frac{x}{66}$

We begin solving by cross multiplying numerator to denominator of each fraction.

$70(66)=100(x)\\4620=100x\\\frac{4620}{100}=\frac{100x}{100} \\46.20=x$