if a customer receives a 15% discount on a $200.00 item what would be the final cost

Question

15% of $200.00 what is my total cost

Answer 1

Step 1 Get out calculator

Step 2 Put 200 into calculator

Step 3 Multiply by .15 (you can convert a percentage into a decimal by dividing the percentage by 100)

Step 4 Subtract your answer from 200.

 

Alternatively:

 

Steps 1 and 2 are the same.

Step 3 Subtract .15 from 1.0

Step 4: Multiply 200 by what you get in Step 3.