Chapter 6.2, Problem 59STP

To determine

Find the total amount he save to buy the items from shop.

Answer to Problem 59STP

The amount he save after discount is $\$28$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given:

It is given in the question that the Jerome bought the items with the original prices and saved $20\%$ on each item.

Concept Used:

In this, use the concept of doing estimation by rounding off the number to simpler numerals.

Calculation:

Here, The total amount for the whole item = $\$(50+12+24+55)=\$141$

If it saved $20\%$ , so estimate the value of $141$ as nearly comes to $140$ .

So, $20\%of140$

  $\begin{array}{l}20\%=\frac{20}{100}\\ =140\times \frac{20}{100}\\ =28\end{array}$

Conclusion:

The amount he save is $\$28$ .