SOLUTION: On Friday, a snowboard originally priced at $100 was discounted $50. On Monday, that sale price was reduced by 30%. In dollars, what is the price of the snowboard after the Monday

Question 1126730: On Friday, a snowboard originally priced at $100 was discounted $50. On Monday, that sale price was reduced by 30%. In dollars, what is the price of the snowboard after the Monday reduction?
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Answer by ikleyn(52794)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer. 70% of $50, which is 0.7*50 = 35 dollars.

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Answer by math_helper(2461)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We can start with $50 as the price as of Monday, before the reduction.

30% of $50 is 0.30*$50 = $15, so the price after reduction is $50-$15 =

Alternate solution: 30% off means final price is 70% of Monday's starting price: 0.7*$50 =

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