An item is regularly priced at $80. It is on sale for 40% off the regular price. How much (in dollars) is discounted from the regular price?

Answer 1

If the regular price is $80, then 10% off would save you $8. Since this problem has the item 40% off, you would save 4 times that amount or $32 ($8 * 4)

You can also find this answer by multiplying $80 by 40% written in decimal form:

0.40 * $80 = $32

You would save $32 (or that would be the amount of the discount).