SOLUTION: Brandon goes to the store and finds an item that is normaly $30 is on sale for $24. the sale is the same as what percentage off the original price of that item?
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Question 668256: Brandon goes to the store and finds an item that is normaly $30 is on sale for $24. the sale is the same as what percentage off the original price of that item?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Brandon goes to the store and finds an item that is normaly $30 is on sale for $24. the sale is the same as what percentage off the original price of that item?
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Amount of decrease in price: 30-24 = $6
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Percent of decrease in price: 6/30 = 1/5 = 20%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
30 - 30x = 24
Isloate x
-30x = 24 - 30
-30x = -6
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Divide both sides by -30
x =
x = .2
.2(100) = %
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Check
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