Question

Alex bought six books priced at $8 each. He got a discount of 20% off the total cost. How much did Alex pay for the books? Write your answer up to two decimal places

Answer 1

Answer: The amount paid by Alex = $38.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The cost of each book = $8

Then the total cost of six books = $6\times8=\ 48$

The discount percent on total cost = 20 %

Then,  discount amount = 20% of total cost

=$0.20\times48=\ 9.6$vvvvvvv

Therefore, the amount paid by Alex = $48-9.6=\ 38.4$

Hence, the amount paid by Alex = $38.4

Answer 2

6 books at $ 8 = (6 * 8) = 48

if he got a discount of 20%, then he paid 80%
0.80(48) = 38.40 <== what he paid