SOLUTION: in a sale a clothes shop reduces its sale by 40% a top usually costs £39.00 how much is it in the sale

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Question 744893: in a sale a clothes shop reduces its sale by 40% a top usually costs £39.00 how much is it in the sale
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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first find 40% of £39.00
40%=40%2F100=0.40
now multiply £39.00 by 0.40
£39.00%2A0.40=15.60......a clothes shop reduces its sale of this item for 15.60
the price in the sale is £39.00-15.60=23.40