Question

A pair of boots are $94.99. They are 25% off. With this
discount, what is the sale price? Round to nearest
cent if necessary.

Answer 1

Approximately $71.25 :)

Answer 2

Answer: $71.24

Explanation:

When finding a discount price, we can set up two fractions to equal each other.

- x/94.99 and 75/100 (use 75 because you are taking off 25 from the total)

-cross multiply 100x=7124.25

- solve for x, x= 71.24