Question

arnav is using a coupon for 8% off to buy a pair of shoes that originally costs $54. how much will he pay for the pair of shoes?
rewrite your equation with a decimal.
dollars
0%
100%

• 8%

8%·54 = y
□·54 = y

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide the percentage by 100. For 8%, we do \( 8\div100 = 0.08 \). But wait, actually, since we are taking 8% off, the decimal we use for the equation (if we first find the discount) is 0.08, but if we want to find the amount paid, we can also use \( 1 - 0.08=0.92 \). However, the original equation given is \( 8\%\cdot54 = y \) (where \( y \) is the discount), and we need to rewrite 8% as a decimal. So converting 8% to decimal: \( 8\%=\frac{8}{100} = 0.08 \).

Step2: Fill in the box

So the decimal equivalent of 8% is 0.08, so we put 0.08 in the box.

Answer:

0.08