Question

A pair of boots has an original price of $95. They are on sale for 35 percent off. What number can you multiply $95 by to equal the discounted price of $61. 75? 0. 35 0. 60 0. 65 0. 95.

Answer 1

C. 0.65

Explanation:

If the boots are on sale for 35 percent off, that means that you have 35 percent of the total price taken off. You do not need to pay 35 percent of the total. 35 percent is just 0.35, so if we are taking off 0.35 from the total, we get 1 - 0.35, which is 0.65, which is C.