Answer:
Now it costs $45.
Step-by-step explanation:
I'll show you two different ways of doing it.
<em>Method A.</em><em> Find the dollar mount of the discount and subtract it from the original price.</em>
The percent discount is 10%.
First, we find 10% of $50.
10% of $50 = 10% * $50 = 0.1 * $50 = $5
The dollar amount of discount is $5.
Now we subtract the dollar amount of the discount from the original price.
$50 - $5 = $45
Answer: Now it costs $45.
<em>Method B.</em><em> Find the percent of the discounted price and use it to find the discounted price. </em>
The original price, $50, is 100% of the original price since 100% is the entire thing. The discount is 10%, so we subtract 10% from 100%.
100% - 10% = 90%
After you take off 10% from the original price, the discount price is only 90% of the original price. Now we find 90% of $50.
90% of $50 = = 90% * $50 = 0.9 * $50 = $45
Answer: Now it costs $45.
