Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Personal Finance - Chapter 8 Test - Page 572: 1

Answer

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Work Step by Step

(a) Compute the value of the discount using the equation as shown below: \[\begin{align} & \text{Value of discount}=\text{Sales price}-\text{Discount percent} \\ & =\$120-\left(\$120\times0.15\right)\\&=\$18\end{align}\] (b) Compute the amount of sales price of the CD player using the equation as shown below: \[\begin{align} & \text{Discounted Sales price}=\text{Sales price}-\text{Amount of the Discount} \\ & =\$120-\$18\\&=\$102\end{align}\]
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