Mel's TV Store is having a sale. Mel will take 1/5 off a TV costing $476.50. What is the sale price of the TV?

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2007-01-16 08:31:22 · 2 answers · asked by Jazmine B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

divide 476.50 by 5 and subtract that amount from the price

476.50 divided by 5 is 95.30
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476.50 minus 95.30 is 381.20 WHALA...The new price..

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2007-01-16 08:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

"1/5 off" means that 4/5ths are left. So, the sale price is the original times 4/5 or 0.8.

2007-01-16 16:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by Gary B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋