Kayla bought the following items: a $30 T-shirt discounted by 10% and a $60 pair of jeans discounted by 40%.

a) Calculate the dollar value of each of the discounts
b) subtract the discount amount to find how much Kayla paid for each item

1 answer

a)
Discount on the T-shirt = $30 x 10% = $3
Discount on the jeans = $60 x 40% = $24

b)
Price Kayla paid for the T-shirt = $30 - $3 = $27
Price Kayla paid for the jeans = $60 - $24 = $36