Michael saw a suit for $96. A few days later it was 1/4 off. How much does the suit cost now?

Question

Suit is $96. Then it was 1/4 off. How much is the suit now?

Answer 1

When dealing with money and fractions it is always best to have the answers in money form (or in decimal form). So to find out how much 1/4 is in money we have to divide 4 into 100 (equal to one dollar OR 1.00) to get (.25) which is equal to 1/4 of a whole (or 100).

 

Here is a great tip for math ("of" means to multiple): so the next step is to multiple $96.00 by .25 cents and then take that total (?)and subtract it from the original price, which is the sale price of the suit.

 

96.00 X .25= ?

 

96.00 - ? = "sale price of suit"

 

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Sale Price = Full Price*(1 - discount)

 

Sale Price = $96*(1 - 1/4)

 

Sale Price = $96*(3/4)

 

Can you finish it from here?