Question 892867: A discount of 17% is offered on an item previously costing $2.00. What is the discounted price? Found 2 solutions by algebrahouse.com, stanbon:Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! $2.00
x 0.17 {changed 17% to decimal by moving decimal point left two places}
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$0.34 discount {multiplied}
$2.00
- 0.34 {subtract discount from original price}
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= $1.66 discounted price
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A discount of 17% is offered on an item previously costing $2.00. What is the discounted price?
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New cost:: 2.00 - 0.17*2.00 = 0.87*2.00 = $1.74
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Stan H.
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