Question

Wendy bought an $80 dress on sale for 40% off. How much did she pay for the dress?

Answer 1

Solution:

We know that:

• Discounted price: Original price - (Original price × Discount)
• Original cost of dress: $80
• Discount: 40%

This means that:

• Discounted price of dress: 80 - (80 × 40%)

Step-1: Convert "40%" into a fraction.

• 40% = 40/100

Step-2: Find the discounted price.

• Discounted price of dress: 80 - (80 × 40/100)
• Discounted price of dress: 80 - (4 × 40/5)
• Discounted price of dress: 80 - (4 × 8)
• Discounted price of dress: 80 - 32
• Discounted price of dress: $48