SOLUTION: If you are giving a customer an authorized discount of 20% on a $69.95 order, what will the new price be?

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Question 288003: If you are giving a customer an authorized discount of 20% on a $69.95 order, what will the new price be?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Deina:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1-.20=.8
.8*69.95
$55.96

Answer by Deina(147) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I didn't realize that we did grade school arithmetic, too.

A 20% discount means you're charging 80% of the original price, so multiply the original price by 80%:
+69.95+%2A+0.8+=+new+price+ and bob's your uncle!