SOLUTION: A shirt originally priced at 25.00 is on sale for 72% off. What is the sale price?

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Question 973106: A shirt originally priced at 25.00 is on sale for 72% off. What is the sale price?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A shirt originally priced at 25.00 is on sale for 72% off. What is the sale price?
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Let the sale price be "s"::
Equation:
s = 25 - 0.72*25 = 0.28*25 = (28/100)25 = 28/4 = $7.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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