Situation: You want to buy three books that are on sale at 20% off. The original prices of the books are $2.50, $4.95, and $6.00. How much will you save?

Calculation With Distribution

3 answers

2.5 + 4.95 + 6 = $13.45

0.8 * 13.45 = _______ sale price
is it easeir to use distributive property or nah?
For distribution you multiply 0.2 by each original price