A store is having a 60% off everything sale. What is the sales price of a scarf that costs $30.47 before the sale?

Question

A store is having a 60% off everything sale. What is the sales price of a scarf that costs $30.47 before the sale?

Answer 1

$30.47 was the original price.  If we multiply this price by 0.60, we get the discount price because it's 60% off.  We then take the difference between these prices to get the sales price.

 

 

Sales price = 30.47 - 30.47(0.60)

 

 

I leave this to you to complete the rest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer 2

60% off means everythiong costs 100% - 60% = 40%.  Here's how you do it with a proportion.

 

       40%           $x

      --------  =  ----------

      100%       $30.47

 

      Solve for x.

 

Or you do it as follows using the decimal equivalent of 40% (0.4):

 

      ($30.47)*(0.40) = ______