Question

A $135.00 item is marked down by 30%.

What is the new cost of the item?
Round to two decimals if needed.

Answer 1

You can also calculate how much you save by simply moving the period in 30.00 percent two spaces to the left, and then multiply the result by $135 as follows: $135 x . 30 = $40.50 savings. Furthermore, you can get the final price by simply deducting .

Explanation:

Answer 2

135.00 multiplied by .30% will be 40.5