Question

The price of a math book is 50$, but you have only 35$ with you. If you get a discount of 20%, how much money do you need to borrow from a friend so that you can buy the book?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The original price of the math book is

50$, The amount of money that you have with you is $35.

If you get a discount of 20%, it means that you get 20% of $50. This is expressed as

20/100 × 50 = 0.2 × 50 = $10

The new cost of the math book is determined by subtracting the discount from the original price. It becomes

50 - 10 = $40

Since the amount that you have with you is $35, the amount that you need to borrow in order to buy the math book is

40 - 35 =$5