SOLUTION: if you want to buy a bag that costs 20 dollars, but you have a 10% discount how much do you pay?

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Question 691256: if you want to buy a bag that costs 20 dollars, but you have a 10% discount how much do you pay?
Found 2 solutions by nyc_function, ReadingBoosters:
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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20 times 0.10 = 2
Then $20 minus $2 = $18
You pay $18.

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10% is 10/100 = .1
.1(20) = 2 discount
20 - 2 = 18 amount to pay
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Another way to think of it is that you have 10% off so you will pay 90%
90% is 90/100 = .9
.9(20) = 18 as amount to pay
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