To solve this problem, we need to calculate the amount of discount Jaime received on her purchase and then subtract that discount from the original price to find out how much she actually paid for the jacket.
Step 1: Find the amount of discount The jacket Jaime bought was on sale with a 10% discount. To find the amount of the discount, we take 10% of the original price.
- Original price of the jacket = \($180
- Discount rate = 10%
We calculate the discount amount by multiplying the original price by the discount rate (expressed as a decimal).
10% as a decimal is 0.10.
So, the discount amount is calculated as follows:
Discount amount = Original price × Discount rate
Discount amount = $\)180 × 0.10 Discount amount = \($18
Step 2: Calculate the sale price after applying the discount
Now that we have the discount amount, we need to subtract it from the original price of the jacket to find out the sale price, which is the amount Jaime actually paid.
Sale price = Original price − Discount amount
Sale price = $\)180 − \($18
Sale price = $\)162
So Jaime paid $162 for the jacket after the discount was applied.
