Question

The price of an item has been reduced by 70% The original price was $51. What is the price now?

Answer 1

The price now is $15.30.

To find out, you can use the following formula:

New price = Original price - (Original price x Discount percentage)

Plugging in the values:

New price = $51 - ($51 x 0.70)

New price = $51 - $35.70

New price = $15.30