SOLUTION: Find the sale price. round to the nearest cent. Regular price: $77 percent of discount:5%

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Question 257134: Find the sale price. round to the nearest cent.
Regular price: $77
percent of discount:5%
Found 2 solutions by nanana, unlockmath:
Answer by nanana(3) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/77=5/100 solve using proportions 5*77=385 100x=$385 385divided by 100=3.85 so x=3.85 fyi this is the awnser un rounded

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's multiply .05 times $77 which will give us:
$3.85
Now subtract this from $77 to give us:
$73.15 will be the sale price.
Make sense?
RJ
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