EXAMPLE 1 Finding a Sale Price You are shopping for a guitar and find one with an original price of $160. The store is offering a 30% discount on all guitars. What is the sale price of the guitar? Guitars
EXAMPLE 1 Finding a Sale Price STEP 2 Subtract the discount from the original price. 160 – = ANSWER The sale price of the guitar is $112. SOLUTION STEP 1 Find the amount of the discount. 48 = Write 30 % as a decimal. Multiply. Discount = 30% of $ (160) =
GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Find the sale price. 1. Original price: $25 Percent discount: 10% ANSWER The sale price is $22.50.
GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Find the sale price. 2. Original price: $85.50 Percent discount: 30% ANSWER The sale price is $59.85.
GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Find the sale price. 3. Original price: $14.20 Percent discount: 20% ANSWER The sale price is $11.36.
GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Find the sale price. 4. Original price: $ Percent discount: 25% ANSWER The sale price is $