SOLUTION: A used car dealership recently reduced price of car by 6%. If price of car before the discount was $18,000, what is the new price of the car?

Question 706388: A used car dealership recently reduced price of car by 6%. If price of car before the discount was $18,000, what is the new price of the car?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, hope.green15:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
18000*0.94=$16,920
Answer by hope.green15(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 6% discount on $18,000 would be 18,000*6% or .06 =$1080.
So 6% of $18,000 is $1080, subtract $1080 from the original price of $18,000 and you get $16,920.
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