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EXAMPLE 1 Finding a Sale Price Clothing You buy a pair of jeans that is 30% off the original price of $29. What is the sale price? STEP 1 Find the amount.

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1 EXAMPLE 1 Finding a Sale Price Clothing You buy a pair of jeans that is 30% off the original price of $29. What is the sale price? STEP 1 Find the amount of the discount. Discount = 30% of $29 = 0.3 29 = 8.7 Write 30% as a decimal. Multiply.

2 EXAMPLE 1 STEP 2 Subtract the discount from the original price. Sale price = 29 – 8.7 = 20.30 The sale price is $20.30.ANSWER = Original price – Discount Finding a Sale Price

3 GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Sale Items A store is selling flip-flops at 20% off their original price. What is the sale price of a pair of flip-flops originally priced at $20? 1. ANSWER $16


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