An electronics store is offering a discount of 12% on laptops, which are originally priced at $800. How much money will you save if you buy one during the sale?
Q. An electronics store is offering a discount of 12% on laptops, which are originally priced at $800. How much money will you save if you buy one during the sale?
Identify Price and Discount: Identify the original price of the laptop and the discount percentage.Original price of the laptop: $800Discount percentage: 12%We need to calculate the savings by applying the discount percentage to the original price.
Convert to Decimal: Convert the discount percentage to a decimal to use in the calculation.12% as a decimal is 0.12 (by dividing 12 by 100).
Calculate Savings: Calculate the amount of money saved by multiplying the original price by the decimal form of the discount percentage.Savings = Original price × Discount as a decimalSavings = $800×0.12
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the savings.Savings = $800×0.12=$96
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