SOLUTION: What is 15% off of $189.00?

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Question 777340: What is 15% off of $189.00?
Answer by wilft1(217)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ok, when you multiply something by 1 you get the same number right? 6 x 1 = 6 so, if you use the same type of thinking, we want to take 15 percent off, subtract 15 percent from 100, you get 85, soooo...
multiply 189 by .85 and that will take off 15 percent and give you... $160.65

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