Question

Anothony went out to eat dinner, and the meal cost $50.00. of Anthony received a 15% discount, what was th3 toy value of the discount?which one is right answers : A) 7.50 B)8.50 C)11.50 D)12.00

Answer 1

A) $7.50

Here's a simple 15% calculation trick:
First, take 10% of the number. We can do this by moving the decimal place to the right by one, so we take 50.0 and get 5.00. Then, we take half of that value, which is 2.5, and add them together to get 7.5, so $7.50 discount.