Question

Game Stop is having a 35% off sale on all their video games. If a game is originally $40.00, how much will it be during the sale?

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ sᴛᴇᴘ ɪɴ sᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ᴇǫᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴍᴀʟ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪs ʙʏ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʙʏ 100.

35 100 = 0.35

sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴍᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ.

$40.00 x 0.35 = $14.00

ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ, ʏᴏᴜ sᴜʙᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘᴀʏ.

$40.00 - $14.00 = $26.00

sᴏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ 35% ᴏғғ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ, ᴀ ɢᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏsᴛs $40.00 ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏsᴛ $26.00 ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ɪs ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴇᴅ.