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25 Nov 2020

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What does prices slashed. a third off today mean?

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COASTBC

25 Nov 2020

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Today the price has been reduced by roughly 33%. It might return to its normal price tomorrow.

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC 72p for each. I need to find the cost of 6 bottles.

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COASTBC

25 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 72 × .33 give us 33% of 72. That equals 23.76. We subtract that number from 72 to give us a price that is two thirds of 72. That equals 47.52 per bottle.47.52 × 6 = 285.12

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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I don't really understand what "a third off" means. Can you help me?

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COASTBC

25 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 Imagine breaking a pencil into three pieces exactly the same length. Each piece is one third of the pencil. Written as a fraction it's 1/3 one piece of three. You can't divide 100 by 3 evenly. You get 33.33333, an endless number of threes. So we round down to 33%

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC still don't really understand. Isn't is 72p for each?

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COASTBC

25 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 You said the price is 72p minus one third, or did I misunderstand?

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC prices slashed. 72p each. a third off. Your answer is correct.

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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but i still don't understand.

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC Can you explain it to me once more?

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@andyss61 Ok one more time. Break a pencil in to 3 even pieces. Take one of them away or one third away. You have two thirds remaining. The sale is one third off of the original price. Once we know the percentage of one third, then we need to figure out how much two thirds is. Because two third is the price you are going to pay. 33×3 =99. that is as close as we can get to 100, in order to give us a percentage. 72× .33 = 23.76. That is one third. You're not paying one third, you're pay two thirds.

Your math is using 30% 30×3= 90, not 99

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andyss61

25 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC ok. I understood how to do it and my mistake but I don't understand your solution. Why are you doing 33×3 =99, and what is 30% 30×3 90, 99?

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COASTBC

26 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 Ok I'm going to make this simple. forget your current math problem. If I want 25% percent of a pencil, how many even pieces do I need to break it in to?

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andyss61

26 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC 4

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COASTBC

26 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 Exactly. 4×25 gives us 100. That's easy math. But we're breaking it in three pieces, not four. What percentage is that of 100?

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andyss61

26 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC 33

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COASTBC

26 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 Exactly. 33 ×3 doesn't equal 100, it's 99. So we have to accept some inaccuracy. We want to know how much money 33% of 72p is. That is 23.76. That the amount being removed from 72. The remainder is your price.

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andyss61

26 Nov 2020

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@COASTBC Yeah, I understood it. But what does "Your math is using 30% 30×3= 90, not 99" mean?

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COASTBC

26 Nov 2020

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@andyss61 Google basic fractions. I'm done explaining this. You have the numbers you need for your original question.

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What does prices slashed. a third off today mean? See a translation

Today the price has been reduced by roughly 33%. It might return to its normal price tomorrow.

@andyss61 72 × .33 give us 33% of 72. That equals 23.76. We subtract that number from 72 to give us a price that is two thirds of 72. That equals 47.52 per bottle.47.52 × 6 = 285.12

@andyss61 Imagine breaking a pencil into three pieces exactly the same length. Each piece is one third of the pencil. Written as a fraction it's 1/3 one piece of three. You can't divide 100 by 3 evenly. You get 33.33333, an endless number of threes. So we round down to 33%

@andyss61 You said the price is 72p minus one third, or did I misunderstand?

@andyss61 Ok I'm going to make this simple. forget your current math problem. If I want 25% percent of a pencil, how many even pieces do I need to break it in to?

@andyss61 Exactly. 4×25 gives us 100. That's easy math. But we're breaking it in three pieces, not four. What percentage is that of 100?

@andyss61 Exactly. 33 ×3 doesn't equal 100, it's 99. So we have to accept some inaccuracy. We want to know how much money 33% of 72p is. That is 23.76. That the amount being removed from 72. The remainder is your price.

@andyss61 Google basic fractions. I'm done explaining this. You have the numbers you need for your original question.

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