How do i figure out percentage when shopping?

Question

30% from a $28.00 shirt. how much would that be? guess what im trying to ask is how do i figure percentage when im shopping. thanks for your time.

Answer 1

Mutiply $28 by 0.30, then subrtact 28 again, and that should tell you how much it is. ($19.60. It will come up as -19.60 though, just ignore the negative)

Answer 2

I'm horrible at math so what I always do is just start from 10% and work my way up there. So 10% of $28.00 is $2.80, 20% would be $5.60 then 30% would be $8.40. So a 30% markdown would cost $19.60. Hope that helps!

Answer 3

one of the easiest ways to do this in your head if you're not too math inclined is to work with 10% at a time. All you have to do is move the decimal point over one space to the left and then in this case multiple by 3.

10% of $28 is 2.80 (almost 3 bucks), and then times 3 gives you almost $9, so your final cost is about $19 - $20.

Another trick is to work with percents you may know, like 25% is a forth, 33% is a third. so if something is 30% off, that's almost 33% (a third), and a third of 28 is almost 10.

Of course it's not exact numbers you're dealing with here, but they'll get you pretty close to knowing what you should be paying.

Answer 4

The easiest way is to break it down to 10%. 10%, or one-tenth of $28.00 would be...$2.80. Now, multiply by 3 to get back to 30%. You can round up or down to make it easier so $3 x 3 = 9. Now you know that you are roughly saving $9 on the shirt ($8.40 to be exact).

Answer 5

Well..... if it's 30% off, that means you're only paying 70%. Either bring a calculator (.7 * $28 = $19.60), or you could estimate it:

70% is a little over 2/3 of the price. Divide (estimate) $28 by 3 in your head..... roughly 10. So *2* thirds of that would be 10 + 10..... about $20. It compares.....

Answer 6

To do percentages in your head here is my trick - use 10%

10% of 28.00 = 2.80 (just move the decimal 1 place)
3 x 2.80 = 8.40

28 - 8.40 = 19.60

Alternatively if you wanted 15% you take 10% and then add 1/2 again:

10% of 28.00 = 2.80
1/2 of 2.80 = 1.40
15% = $4.20

Answer 7

it would come to approximately $19.ninety 9. in case you go with for to discover the % of something, take the unique fee and multiply it by .50 or notwithstanding the proportion is. If footwear are $40.00 and seventy 5% off, take 40.00 x .seventy 5 = 30.00 And subtract the respond from the unique fee. So the footwear could be $10.00.

Answer 8

28 times .30, if you want to estimate think in dimes and dollars?

Answer 9

Just bring a pocket calculator. You can figure out tax too.

Answer 10

The shirt would cost you 19.60.... 28x3 and put in your decimal =8.40 discount