SOLUTION: Daniel bought a new pair of gloves at the store when they were having a 45% off sale. If the regular price of the pair of gloves was $85, how much did Daniel pay with the discount?
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Question 1019072: Daniel bought a new pair of gloves at the store when they were having a 45% off sale. If the regular price of the pair of gloves was $85, how much did Daniel pay with the discount?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A couple of ways to do this...here's one way...
Since he got a 45% discount, he only paid 100-45 = 55% of the regular price.
Thus he paid (.55)($85) = $46.75 before taxes
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