Question

if an item has a retail price = $1,995 and a discount of 15%, how much is the discount

Answer 1

15% in 1995
(15/100) * 1995
29925 / 100
$ 299.25

Answer 2

Well if we are trying to find the discounted price..
then lets do this step by step 

step 1 
find out what 15% equals as a decimal 
15% = 0.15 

step 2 
multiply $1,995 and the decimal.  
$1,995 x 0.15 = $299.25 

step 3 
subtract $299.25 from $1,995 
$1,995 - $299.25 = $1,695.75

So the discounted price is $1,695.75 

Good luck! :)
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