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You do one of two things. Take the original price, multiply it by .15, and then subtract the result from the original. Or you can multiply the original by .85 (1.00-.15) and get the reduced price immediately.
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When is the percentage key used on a calculator?
You can use it to figure out many things. One example would be to figure out how much a sale item will save you. Say your item is $25 but is on sale for 5 percent off. take 25 and minus 5 then hit the percent key. Another example would be for sales tax. If your tax is 5 percent and your buying something for $25 take the 25 and times it by 5 and hit the percent key. That will tell you how much to add to the $25
How much is 50 percent off a 10.00 item?
5.00
What is the sale price on a 50.00 item that is on sale for 25 percent off?
$37.50
If an item is 22.99 and its 25 percent off how much is it?
22.99 - 25% = 17.24 25% off = 5.75
What is 30 percent off of 200 dollars?
to figure percent off: calculate the percent, then subtract from the original amount.30% X $200 = $60. $200 - $60 = $140
What is 30 percent off 125.99?
it would be 37.80 off so the item would cost 88.19
What is 20 percent off of 75?
20 percent of 75 is 15 20 percent off of 75 would be 60 If an item cost $75 and was marked at 20% off, then the price would be $60
If an item cost 88.00 how much would be 30 percent off of it?
26.40.
What would the item cost if it were on sale for25 percent off?
Multiply the cost by 0.75 and that is the sale cost of the item.
When is the percentage key used on a calculator?
You can use it to figure out many things. One example would be to figure out how much a sale item will save you. Say your item is $25 but is on sale for 5 percent off. take 25 and minus 5 then hit the percent key. Another example would be for sales tax. If your tax is 5 percent and your buying something for $25 take the 25 and times it by 5 and hit the percent key. That will tell you how much to add to the $25
If you know the regular price and the sale price how do you figure out the percent off?
Divide sale price by full price. Example: item is $30 but is on sale for $15. 15/30=50%, so the item is 50% off
How do you figure out percent off an item?
Example: 30% off of $100 = 30% discount applied to $100 = $100 - (30% * $100) = $100 - (0.30 * $100) = $100 - $30 = $70
What is FIVE percent OFF 660.00?
5% off would reduce the 660 by 33 - giving you a new figure of 627.
An item cost 20.00 with 25 percent off what is the cost of the item?
16
What is 10 percent off a 105 item?
10.50 off 94.5 on
Describe a procedure for finding the price of a discounted item if you know the percent of the discount?
If your item is 50 dollars and the discount is 10 percent, you can divide 50 by 10 which would be five dollars off. It the discount is 20 percent, you can take 5 times 2 which would be 10 dollars off. Always begin by figuring out a 10 percent discount and multiply from there.
What percent is 5.00 off a 25.00 item?
20%
