A skirt was originally priced at $30. The store is having a 40% off sale. How much of a discount will you receive on the skirt?

The skirt would be $12.00

Step-by-step explanation:

you take the original price ($30) and divide by 100, then you are going to get 0.3. After you have divided you are going to multiply the 0.3 to the 40% then you should get your total of 12.00 dollars!

for ex: the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. it is the opposite.

reciprocal definition:

a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.

step-by-step explanation:

we are given

since, we have to isolate x on anyone side

so, we can move all x terms on one side

subtract both sides by 2x

add both sides by 9

divide both sides by 4

we get