What's the answer?!?

Question

What's 10% of £55.99?

I want to know this as i'm buying an item(as a pressie!)and being that Math's isn't my strongest subject i was hoping that someone could tell me the answer ;)

The 10% is from a voucher i got from my mate(who work's for the company!) that i can use on my purchase and want to get it tmr incase it sell's out!(Which by what the crowd's have been like,this week....is a certanty!)

I have an idea,(as i've tryed to work it out for myself...but want to double check the figure with the "Yahoo Visitor's" to make sure it's correct!-Can you help me?)..........

Cause if i'm far off my calculation's...i will need to use the plastic to make up the difference...;(


Thank's in advance......;)

Thank's for the feed-back,guy's/girl's!

I knew i could count on the "Yahoo Community" to help me out,and you haven't dissapointed!

I've also realised..,that my own calculation,was spot on...which makes me think...i do know more than i may think in the first place,but i'm not confident enough to trust my own judment and ability when it comes to figures....

Answer 1

10% of any number is easily found by moving the decimal point 1 digit to the left. 10% of 55.99 = 5.599 or 5.60 after rounding. 55.99 - 5.60 = 50.39. Don't forget any taxes.

Answer 2

STEVEN F has given the best answer. To get the answer in one go, then a reduction of the price by 10% is in fact the same as finding 90% of the original price. So if you put £55.99 into a calculator and multiply it by 0.9 (point nine) it will give you the answer in one go. £50.391 or in other words £50.39.

Answer 3

What's 10% of £55.99?
mean $55.99 x 10%=$5.599

so $5.599 was the discount of the item.

Answer 4

£5.59 just knock off the last number a move dot along one.

Answer 5

£5.59

Answer 6

£5.59

Answer 7

You would pay £50.40p

Answer 8

£5.59/£5.60

Answer 9

£5.59..