ACT Math : How to find the sale price
Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ACT Math
All ACT Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1288 : Act Math
A shirt was originally 
There are two ways to do a question like this. The first is to find out what the 
Then, you subtract this from 
The other way to solve this is to notice that the total cost of the shirt will be only 
Example Question #21 : Sale Prices
A 
A 
You can do a problem like this two ways. For the first way, you can first multiply:
Subtracting this from 
Now, you do the same thing again for the 
Subtracting this from 
The easier way to do problems like this is to notice that after the 
Example Question #22 : Sale Prices
James goes to the store to buy a new pair of shoes. He sees a pair he likes for 
To find how much is remaining after 
Example Question #121 : Percentage
How much do you save if you bought a shirt that normally costs 19.99 at a 25% discount? Ignore sales tax and round your answer to the nearest cent.
To find how much money you save on a sale. Turn the sale percentage into a decimal and multiply it by the normal price:
Example Question #21 : Sale Prices
Denzel is going to the store to buy a guitar. He sees one he likes that's listed at 
To find the sales price of an item given that it is 
Example Question #21 : How To Find The Sale Price
Julie only has 
blue dress
red dress
She cannot afford any of the dresses.
purple dress
yellow dress
yellow dress
This is a percentages problem. To find the price of an item on sale by a certain percentage, you subtract that percentage decimal from 1.0, and multiply that number by the cost of the dress. Then, you compare that number to the amount she has to see if she can afford it.
Red dress price=
Blue dress price=
Yellow dress price=
Purple dress price=
Since the yellow dress is the only dress under her total amount of money, that is the only dress she can afford.
Example Question #131 : Percentage
To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation 
A pair of headphones normally sells for 
To find the new sale price, apply the discount to the original price in decimal form.
Example Question #24 : Sale Prices
To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation
A car ordinarily sells for 
Applying our equation from above:
So, the customer paid 
Example Question #21 : Sale Prices
To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation
Some clothes are on sale at 
We can apply our formula, but first we should divide the total price by 
So, one pair of jeans without discount costs 
Example Question #1297 : Act Math
To find the sale price for a single item or group of like items, one can use the equation
A pack of batteries is on sale for 
Round to the nearest 
We can apply our formula, if we remember to first divide by 
Thus, our rounded answer is 
Certified Tutor
All ACT Math Resources
