Question

Leslie’s bookstore has a 48% off sale on all of its merchandise. How much is the discount on a book that originally costs $36.45?

Answer 1

`$17.50` discount on the book.

Explanation:

The discount will be whatever `48% " of " $36.45` is.

Find `48% " of " $36.45`

`48/100 xx $36.45`

`=$17.50` is the discount.

The price paid for the book is:

`$36.45-$17.50 = $18.95`