Question

The price of an item has been reduced by 55%. The original price was 40. What is the price of the item now?

Answer 1

$18.00

Explanation:

40 x .45 = 18 If we take 55%, that means that we are leaving 45% on. 45% as a decimal is .45

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Answer 2

Explanation:

If the original price of an item was 40 and it has been reduced by 55%, we can calculate the new price as follows:

Calculate the amount of the discount: 40 * 0.55 = 22

Subtract the discount from the original price: 40 - 22 = 18

Therefore, the price of the item now is 18.

So, the item's price has been reduced from 40 to 18, which represents a discount of 55%.