Question

an item is regularly priced at $81. jose bought it on sale for 55% off the regular price. use the aleks calculator to find how much jose paid.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate discount percentage left

$100\% - 55\% = 45\%$

Step2: Convert percentage to decimal

$45\% = \frac{45}{100} = 0.45$

Step3: Compute final price

$\$81 \times 0.45$

Answer:

$\$36.45$