Skylar has a loyalty card good for a 17% discount at her local pharmacy. What number should she multiply the prices on the tags by to find the price she would have to pay, before tax, in one step?Answer:
Q. Skylar has a loyalty card good for a 17% discount at her local pharmacy. What number should she multiply the prices on the tags by to find the price she would have to pay, before tax, in one step?Answer:
Calculate Discount Percentage: To find the number she should multiply the prices by, we need to calculate the percentage of the price she will pay after the discount is applied. Since Skylar gets a 17% discount, she will pay 100%−17% of the original price.Calculation: 100%−17%=83%To use this percentage in a multiplication, we convert it to decimal form.Calculation: 83%=0.83
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