How to find the sale price

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ACT Math › How to find the sale price

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Max wants to buy a couch at The Furniture Store. The couch he is considering had been marked on sale for 20% off and was selling for $320. The day he comes in to buy the couch, it has been marked down an additional 40% off of the sale price. What is the difference in the original price of the couch and what Max paid for the couch?

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To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation , where is the discounted price, is the original price, and is the percent to be discounted in decimal form.

A pair of headphones normally sells for . If the headphones are on a -off discount, how expensive are they?

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A store buys a new line of dresses for $15.00 each. They increase this price by 40% when they sell the dresses in the store. This week, the dresses are on sale for 20% off. What is the price of one dress this week?

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A dress is priced at $375 and a pair of shoes are $150. If they are both on sale for 30% off, what is price of purchasing them both on sale?

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To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation , where is the discounted price, is the original price, and is the percent to be discounted in decimal form.

A car ordinarily sells for , but a savvy consumer walks out having paid only of that price. How much did the customer pay?

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Julie only has to spend on a prom dress on tax free weekend. She has narrowed her search down to her four favorites: a red dress costing but marked down a blue dress costing marked down , a yellow dress costing marked down , and a purple dress costing marked down . Which dress can Julie buy?

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To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation , where is the discounted price, is the original price, and is the percent to be discounted in decimal form.

Some clothes are on sale at off retail. If a customer buys three pairs of jeans for a total of , what was the original price of one pair of jeans?

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James goes to the store to buy a new pair of shoes. He sees a pair he likes for that are marked off. Ignoring sales tax, how much does James pay for the shoes? Round to the nearest cent.

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A shirt was originally , but the manager of the store decided to mark it down by . What is the new cost of the shirt after this?

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To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation , where is the discounted price, is the original price, and is the percent to be discounted in decimal form.

A pack of batteries is on sale for of the normal price. If ten packs cost , what is the non-discounted price of one pack of batteries?

Round to the nearest .

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