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  • 17-07-2015
  • Mathematics
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A dress marked $52.00 has a discount of 20%. How much is the discount?
a. $13.00
b. $41.60
c. $10.40
d. $12.00

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bobeld
bobeld bobeld
  • 17-07-2015
Mentally:  10% of $52 is $5.20 so 20% is twice as much or $10.40 (Answer c)
To find 10% of a number just move the decimal one place to the left and to find 20% simply double the answer you got when you found 10%.

Computational way:   20% of $52 = .2 x 52 = 10.4   which in money is $10.40


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