SOLUTION: How do you work out what 30% off $29.95 is? I tried rounding it off to $30.00 because I dont know how to find out a percentage of a number with a decimal point in it, but I didnt

Question 189236: How do you work out what 30% off $29.95 is?
I tried rounding it off to $30.00 because I dont know how to find out a percentage of a number with a decimal point in it, but I didnt get the right answer.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you work out what 30% off $29.95 is?
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30% is 0.3
0.3*29.95 = $8.985
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If you mean to ask what the price would be if there's "30% off", then it's the remaining 70% of $29.95
= 0.7*29.95
= $20.965

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