1. in a basketball game, mike scored 20% of the team's points.
if mike scored 22 points, how many points did the team score as a whole?
- is the answer 110 pts
2. sports authority was having a sale. all their merchandise was 20% off the original price. the original price of a pair of skis was $349.99. what was the sale price?
-how do you solve this
1. Right.
2.
$349.99 * 0.2 = 69.998 = $70
$349.99 - 70 = ?
2. That means it's 80% of the original price. $349.99 x .8 = ?
1. To find the total points scored by the team as a whole, we can use the fact that Mike scored 20% of the team's points.
Let's assume the total points scored by the team is represented by "x". We can set up the following equation to represent the given information:
0.2x = 22
To solve for "x", divide both sides of the equation by 0.2:
x = 22 / 0.2
Calculating this gives:
x = 110
Therefore, the team scored 110 points in total.
So, yes, the answer is 110 points.
2. To find the sale price after a discount, you can use the following formula:
Sale Price = Original Price - (Discount Percentage * Original Price)
In this case, the original price of the skis is $349.99 and the discount percentage is 20%.
First, convert the percentage discount to a decimal by dividing it by 100:
20% / 100 = 0.20
Next, substitute the values into the formula:
Sale Price = $349.99 - (0.20 * $349.99)
Calculating this gives:
Sale Price = $349.99 - $69.998
Sale Price = $279.992
Therefore, the sale price of the pair of skis is approximately $279.99.
To solve this problem, you would need to know the original price of the item and apply the given discount percentage.