SOLUTION: Can you please help me with this question: How much do you save if you get a 25% discount on a $420 games system? Please tell me how to do it and not the answer so i can do it my

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Question 946761: Can you please help me with this question:
How much do you save if you get a 25% discount on a $420 games system?
Please tell me how to do it and not the answer so i can do it myself.
Thank You :D

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try to think through the problem description as a process.

The 25% discount means, remove 25%2F100 of $420 from $420, and only pay the 75% or 75%2F100 of the $420 which remains. The quantity that was removed is the quantity which you do not pay.

You would save %2825%2F100%29%28420%29=%281%2F4%29%28420%29 dollars.