Question

A clothing store is offering a 21% discount on all items sold. A t-shirt was originally priced at

$20.00, what is the new price?

Answer 1

The original price would be 100%

A 21% discount means the shirt is on sale for 100% -21% = 79% of the original price.

Divide 79% by 100 to get a decimal:

79/100 = 0.79

Multiply the original price by 0.79 to get the discounted price:

20 x 0.79 = 15.80

The new price is $15.80