Question

Rachel and David were shopping for holiday gifts when they noticed a Thanksgiving sweater on the discount rack. Rachel really wanted the sweater, even though she wouldn’t be wearing it until Thanksgiving of 2021! Part A: ​If the original price of the sweater was $24.00, and the sweater is on sale for 60% off, what is the sale price?

Answer 1

`Sales\ Price = \$9.60`

Explanation:

Given

`Price = \$24.00`

`Discount = 60\%`

Required

Determine the sales price

First, we calculate the discount price

`Discount\ Price = Price * Discount`

`Discount\ Price = \$24.00 * 60\%`

`Discount\ Price = \$14.4`

The sales price is then calculated by subtracting the discount price from the original price of the item

`Sales\ Price = Price - Discount\ Price`

`Sales\ Price = \$24.00 - \$14.40`

`Sales\ Price = \$9.60`