A baseball glove was on the sale for 5/6 of the original price.If the original price was $90,what was the sale price?

1 Answer
Jun 6, 2018

$75

Explanation:

The new price will be 5/6 of 90.

What will that be? Well, "of" means "multiplication", so multiply 5/6 and 90.

5/6 xx 90

5/6 xx 90/1

uarr Anything over 1 is itself, so putting 90 over 1 doesn't change it's value.

(5xx90)/(6 xx1)

450/6

75

The new price is $75.