I go shopping there are sales of 30% and 20% off marked prices,i buy one item that the price is $ 59.99 the other price is $19.99 these are both 30% discount the 3rd item is 20% discount of$ 35.99,what is total amount i will pay, what will i save? How can i figure out the answer,please show me steps for these answers,thank-you
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there are sales of 30% and 20% off marked prices
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i do need help this is why i'm asking didn't want/mean to be judged of my lack of math skills this forum i thought would.could help me yes yes i need help maybe someone else will /can help without judging me.
hint:
30% of 59.99 = .30 * 59.99 = 17.997 = 17.99 or 18.00
depending on how your teacher wants the rounding.
If that hint is not sufficient, then you need classroom help.
i do need help this is why i'm asking didn't want/mean to be judged of my lack of math skills this forum i thought would.could help me yes yes i need help maybe someone else will /can help without judging me.
How to find %
First change the % to fraction of 100 then multiply - this is the first step, you cannot work with the % sign.
30% of 59.99 = 30/100 x 59.99 = $18
30% of 19.99 = 30/100 x 19.99 = $6
20% of 35.99 = 20/100 x 35.99 = $7.20
total savings = 18 + 6 + 7.20 = $31.20
Total to pay = total stated prices minus $31.20
First change the % to fraction of 100 then multiply - this is the first step, you cannot work with the % sign.
30% of 59.99 = 30/100 x 59.99 = $18
30% of 19.99 = 30/100 x 19.99 = $6
20% of 35.99 = 20/100 x 35.99 = $7.20
total savings = 18 + 6 + 7.20 = $31.20
Total to pay = total stated prices minus $31.20
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you have explained and helped me so much I appreciate and thank- you,you just don't know how much appreciate you taking time and helping me a struggling math student again THANK-YOU also this is my first of 2 post ireally do appreciate u taking time to help not judge and make me feel stupied thanks
First change the % to fraction of 100 then multiply - this is the first step, you cannot work with the % sign.
30% of 59.99 = 30/100 x 59.99 = $18
30% of 19.99 = 30/100 x 19.99 = $6
20% of 35.99 = 20/100 x 35.99 = $7.20
total savings = 18 + 6 + 7.20 = $31.20
Total to pay = total stated prices minus $31.20
you have explained and helped me so much I appreciate and thank- you,you just don't know how much appreciate you taking time and helping me a struggling math student again THANK-YOU also this is my first of 2 post ireally do appreciate u taking time to help not judge and make me feel stupied thanks
(Yes, it is understood that the amounts after the equal signs are the rounded amounts.)
30% of $59.99 = 30/100 x $59.99 = $18
30% of $19.99 = 30/100 x $19.99 = $6
20% of $35.99 = 20/100 x $35.99 = $7.20
total savings = $18 + $6 + $7.20 = $31.20
Total to pay = total stated prices minus $31.20
mr_lee, make sure you use the units throughout your calculations,
as I amended with the dollar sign symbols above in the quote box.
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now that i am doing these problems how is 30% of 59.99 =17.99? 50 % of 60 is=30 right i am confused again30% of 19.99 =6 but 50% of 20 is 10?and 20% 0f 35.99= 7.20? 50% of 36=18 help please explain
you have explained and helped me so much I appreciate and thank- you,you just don't know how much appreciate you taking time and helping me a struggling math student again THANK-YOU also this is my first of 2 post ireally do appreciate u taking time to help not judge and make me feel stupied thanks
now that i am doing these problems how is 30% of 59.99 =17.99? 50 % of 60 is=30 right i am confused again30% of 19.99 =6 but 50% of 20 is 10?and 20% 0f 35.99= 7.20? 50% of 36=18 help please explain
now that i am doing these problems how is 30% of 59.99 =17.99? 50 % of 60 is=30 right i am confused again30% of 19.99 =6 but 50% of 20 is 10?and 20% 0f 35.99= 7.20? 50% of 36=18 help please explain
Ok...you seem "ok" with the fact that 50% of a number is HALF of that number, so 50% of 60 is 30. Now, 30% is less than 50%, isn't it? So, it should seem reasonable that 30% of 60 is going to be less than 30, I hope. A previous responder explained that 30% is the same thing as 30/100, and 30% of 59.99 would be the same thing as (30/100) * 59.99, or (30/100)*(59.99/1). If you are confused by how to multiply two fractions, then I really am afraid that you need WAY MORE HELP than we can provide in a few posts here.
If you do a search on Google or your other favorite search engine for "lessons on percents and fraction operations" you should find a multitude of online resources which may help you understand.
One resource I have frequently recommended is http://www.purplemath.com/ You'll find lessons there on lots of different math topics.
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Whoever gave you these problems clearly expects you to know that "30% of something" means .30 times that "something". So "30% 0f 59.99" is .30 times 59.99. Do you know how to do that multiplication? Similarly "30% of 19.99" is .30 times 19.99, "50% of 20" is .50 times 20, "20% of 35.99" is .20 times 35.99, and "50% of 36" is .50 times 36. Can you do those multiplications?now that i am doing these problems how is 30% of 59.99 =17.99? 50 % of 60 is=30 right i am confused again30% of 19.99 =6 but 50% of 20 is 10?and 20% 0f 35.99= 7.20? 50% of 36=18 help please explain
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;-)thank-you your explaination helped and the websites I will look into it thanks for understanding and making time to explain words cannot express enough I appreciate it sooooooooooooooooooo much
Ok...you seem "ok" with the fact that 50% of a number is HALF of that number, so 50% of 60 is 30. Now, 30% is less than 50%, isn't it? So, it should seem reasonable that 30% of 60 is going to be less than 30, I hope. A previous responder explained that 30% is the same thing as 30/100, and 30% of 59.99 would be the same thing as (30/100) * 59.99, or (30/100)*(59.99/1). If you are confused by how to multiply two fractions, then I really am afraid that you need WAY MORE HELP than we can provide in a few posts here.
If you do a search on Google or your other favorite search engine for "lessons on percents and fraction operations" you should find a multitude of online resources which may help you understand.
One resource I have frequently recommended is http://www.purplemath.com/ You'll find lessons there on lots of different math topics.
;-)thank-you your explaination helped and the websites I will look into it thanks for understanding and making time to explain words cannot express enough I appreciate it sooooooooooooooooooo much