10% in a simple number because all you have to do is move the decimal point one place to the left to get 10% of it. 1,450.00 becomes 145.000 and 850.0 becomes 85.00. However, the proper way to find percentages is to take the percent in decimal form and multiply by the original number (10% is 0.1, 50% is 0.5, 17% is 0.17, and 8% is 0.08). 1450*0.1=145 and 850*0.1=85. THIS IS JUST THE DISCOUNT, it is NOT the final price, this is a common mistake. subtract the discount from the original price, 1450-145=1305 and 850-85=765. There are 2 shirts so the total cost would be 1305+765+765=2835. The very expensive clothes cost $2,835 in total.
