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The original price of a board game was £50 . In a sale it was reduced by (1)/(10) of its original price. a) Work out how much the price was reduced by, in pounds (£) . b) Use your answer to part a) to work out the sale price of the board game, in pounds (£) . GET YOUR BEARIINGS Watch video
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a) The price was reduced by £5.b) The sale price of the board game is £45.
Explanation
This question is asking to find out how much the price of the board game was reduced by in a sale, and then what the new value of the board game would be at this sale price. It is given that the original price of the board game was £50 and in the sale it was reduced by 1/10 of this original price.a) Since the price was reduced by 1/10 of its original price, to work out by how much the price was reduced by in pounds (£) we need to multiply the original price by 1/10. 50*1/10 = £5So, the price was reduced by £5.b) The sale price can then be found by subtracting this reduction from the original price. 50 - 5 = £45So, the sale price of the board game is £45.