IXL | Percent of a number: tax, discount, and more

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Maggie buys a toy car during the sale. If the original price was $0.30, how much does Maggie pay?

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What is the sale price of a concert ticket originally priced at $62.00?

key idea

Percent (%) means ''rate per 100.''

For example,

50%

means ''50 per hundred'' or

100

solution

Find the discount.

The discount is

50%

of the original price. Multiply to find

50%

of $62.00.

discount

50%

62.00

Write the percent as a fraction

100

62.00

Write the percent as a fraction

Write the fraction as a decimal

0.5

62.00

Write the fraction as a decimal

Simplify

31.00

Simplify

The discount is $31.00. This means the sale price will be $31.00 less than the original price.

Find the sale price.

Subtract the discount from the original price.

sale price

62.00

–

31.00

Simplify

31.00

Simplify

The sale price is $31.00.

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