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Discover how to calculate the sale price of guitars with discounts in this easy tutorial. If a guitar's original price is $160 and a store offers a 30% discount, you can quickly find the sale price by applying the necessary calculations. For example, subtract the discount amount from the original price, or calculate the discount using the percentage. This guide will also provide practice exercises to ensure you can confidently find sale prices on various guitar models. Start saving on your next guitar purchase!
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Guitars 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? EXAMPLE 1 Finding a Sale Price
Subtract the discount from the original price. STEP 2 = 160 – 48 112 ANSWER The sale price of the guitar is $112. Find the amount of the discount. STEP 1 Discount = 30%of $160 0.3(160) = = 48 EXAMPLE 1 Finding a Sale Price SOLUTION Write 30% as a decimal. Multiply.
1. Original price: $25 Percent discount: 10% ANSWER The sale price is $22.50. for Example 1 GUIDED PRACTICE Find the sale price.
2. Original price: $85.50 Percent discount: 30% ANSWER The sale price is $59.85. for Example 1 GUIDED PRACTICE Find the sale price.
3. Original price: $14.20 Percent discount: 20% ANSWER The sale price is $11.36. for Example 1 GUIDED PRACTICE Find the sale price.
4. Original price: $136.24 Percent discount: 25% ANSWER The sale price is $102.18. for Example 1 GUIDED PRACTICE Find the sale price.