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
Three values that would make this true:
5
4
3
First step is to simplify the equation so that it makes our life easier! Since 2^2 is equivalent to 4, we can plug that into the equation. Then we can also simplify 2^4 to 16. Now it should look like this:
(4)(2)/16
Now we can solve. 4(2) = 8 so now we have 8/16. 8/16 simplifies to 1/8 when you divide the numerator and the denominator by 8. So there you go! Your final answer is 1/8! I really hope that helped you out, and happy holidays!
