A 40-foot powerboat is for sale by the owner. How long is the boat to
the nearest yard?

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Explanation:

The formula for determining the sales price of an item is:

s

=

p

−

(

p

×

d

)

Where:

s

is the sales price: what we are solving for in this problem

p

is the original price: $49.99 for this problem

d

is the discount percent: 15% for this problem. "Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 15% can be written as

15

100

.

Substituting and calculating

s

gives:

s

=

$

49.99

−

(

$

49.99

×

15

100

)

s

=

$

49.99

−

$

749.85

100

s

=

$

49.99

−

$

7.4985

s

=

$

42.4915

s

=

$

42.49

rounded to the nearest cent.

The sales price of the video game is $42.49

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