Sue bought a dress on sale fro $21.50. If the sale was a 15% off sale, how much money did she save compared to if she bought at the regualr price? round you saving the nearest cent

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
14 years ago

0.85x = 21.50

x = 21.5/0.85
x = 25.29

25.29 - 21.5 = ?

User Icon for kid kid answered
14 years ago

4.00

User Icon for jay jay answered
14 years ago

$3.79

User Icon for kid kid answered
14 years ago

THANKS

User Icon for Ms. Sue Ms. Sue answered
14 years ago

Yes. She saved $3.79

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To calculate how much money Sue saved compared to buying the dress at the regular price, we need to determine the regular price of the dress.

We know that the sale was a 15% off sale, so Sue paid $21.50, which is 85% of the regular price. To find the regular price, we can divide $21.50 by 0.85 (85%).

Regular price = $21.50 / 0.85 = $25.29 (rounded to the nearest cent)

Now that we know the regular price, we can calculate the amount of money Sue saved:

Savings = Regular price - Sale price
Savings = $25.29 - $21.50 = $3.79

Therefore, Sue saved $3.79 compared to if she purchased the dress at the regular price.