In a sale, a jacket costing $40 is reduced by 20%. What is the sale price?

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MeneerNask
Nov 20, 2016

So 100%-20%=80%100%−20%=80% of the price is left.

Explanation:

80/100xx$40=$3280100×$40=$32

Or:
You may first calculate the discount, and then subtract:

20/100xx$40=$8->$40-$8=$3220100×$40=$8→$40−$8=$32

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