SOLUTION: if 16 is the cost of a cd but there is a 16% discount wht is the new price

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Question 110018: if 16 is the cost of a cd but there is a 16% discount wht is the new price
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if 16 is the cost of a cd but there is a 16% discount wht is the new price

16% of 16=%2816%2F100%2916=%2816%2A16%29%2F100=256%2F100=2.56

since it is a discount, 2.56 will be deducted and thus,
new price=16-2.56=13.44

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