Question

A shop has a sale of 5% off all items in stock.

If the original price of a dress is £40 what would be its sale price?

Answer 1

5%of 40 is £2 off so your answer would be £38

Answer 2

If the original price of the dress is £40, then the discount of 5% off the original price would be:

5% of £40 = 0.05 x £40 = £2

So the sale price of the dress would be:

Original price - Discount = £40 - £2 = £38

Therefore, the sale price of the dress would be £38