$120 - 100% $x - 40% 40 * 120 / 100 = 48 $120 - $48 = $72 The Candle Company is having its semiannual sale. All items are 40 percent off. If the original price of a candle basket is $120, the sale price is $72.
To get the sale price you would have to find the decimal form of 40 which is 0.40. Then you multiply 0.40 by 120. And that is 48.00. So than the $48.00 becomes the sale price.
