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A store is having a 50% off sale. Therefore, the original price of an item is ____ times as much as the sale price.

 

A store is having a 40% off sale. The sale price for an item with a regular cost of $80 is_____.

 

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 Jan 17, 2017
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Two      Because 50%(sale price) goes into 100% (original price)  twice

 

40 % off means you are only paying 60%    60% of 80  = .6 x 80 =  $ 48.

 Jan 18, 2017

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