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Calculate the final sale price and fill in the blank with the correct numerical value.

Answer:A hardware store is selling a power drill that originally costs 120120 dollars. During a weekend sale, the drill is discounted by 20%20\%. The final sale price of the drill is 【96】 dollars.

Answer

96
The correct final price is 9696, which is found by taking 20%20\% of 120120 to determine the discount amount (2424), and then subtracting that discount from the original price (120−24=96120 - 24 = 96).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Calculate the amount of the discount.
0.20×120=240.20 \times 120 = 24
To find the discount amount, multiply the original price by the discount percentage expressed as a decimal.
2
Subtract the discount from the original price to find the final sale price.
120−24=96120 - 24 = 96
The final sale price is the original price minus the amount of the discount.

Key Concept

Calculating a percentage decrease to find a final price

Alternative Method

You can calculate the final price directly in one step. Since the drill is discounted by 20%20\%, you are paying 100%−20%=80%100\% - 20\% = 80\% of the original price. Multiply 0.80×120=960.80 \times 120 = 96.
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Percentage Calculations

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