A store advertizes a 15% discount off an item that costs 300$? please show work best possible
There are multiple ways to do this, but here is one way:
$300 - 15%($300)
15% ($300) = 0.15 * $300 = $45.
$300 - $45 = $255
You also could have done $300 * (100%-15%) = $300 * 85% = $300 * 0.85 = $255