Question

A $150 leather jacket is going on sale for 25% discount.how much will the jacket cost on sale

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount the jacket will cost on sale is:

                    $ 112.5

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

A  $150 leather jacket is going on sale for 25% discount.

i.e. Original price of jacket= $ 150

This means that the cost of jacket is:

cost of jacket will be=Original price of jacket-25% of original price of jacket.

i.e.

cost of jacket will be= 150-25% of 150

cost of jacket will be= 150-0.25×150

cost of jacket will be= $ 112.5

Answer 2

100%-25% = 75%

75% = 0.75

150 * 0.75 = 112.50

it will sell for $112.50