Question

The original price of an item has been reduced by 10% the original price was $98

Answer 1

Given:

The original price of an item has been reduced by 10% the original price was $98.

Required:

To find the sales price.

Explanation:

Item on sale costs 10 % of the original price.

(sale price) = 10% of (original price)

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{10}{100}\times98 \\ \\ =9.8 \end{gathered}$

So

$\begin{gathered} =98-9.8 \\ =88.2 \end{gathered}$

Final Answer:

The sale price is $88.2