Percent of a Number Math Example 2

Follow the full solution, then compare it with the other examples linked below.

Example 2

medium
A store offers a 40%40\% discount on a jacket priced at \85$. What is the sale price?

Solution

  1. 1
    Find the discount amount: 40%ร—85=0.40ร—85=3440\% \times 85 = 0.40 \times 85 = 34.
  2. 2
    Subtract the discount from the original price: 85โˆ’34=5185 - 34 = 51.
  3. 3
    Alternatively, the sale price is 60%60\% of the original: 0.60ร—85=510.60 \times 85 = 51.

Answer

$51\$51
A discount reduces the price by a percentage of the original. You can either find the discount and subtract, or directly calculate the remaining percentage of the price (100% minus the discount rate).

About Percent of a Number

Calculating a given percentage of a quantity by converting the percent to a decimal (or fraction) and multiplying.

Learn more about Percent of a Number โ†’

More Percent of a Number Examples

Example 1 easy

Find [formula] of [formula].

Example 3 easy

What is [formula] of [formula]?

Example 4 hard

In a class of [formula] students, [formula] got an A. How many students got an A? Then find what per

โ† All Percent of a Number Examples Percent of a Number Concept