A video game that usually costs $30.65 is marked down 60%. Kelvin determined that the new price of the game would be $18.39. Look at Kelvin's work and find his error.

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Braeden Webb

18 February, 01:59

A video game that usually costs $30.65 is marked down 60%. Kelvin determined that the new price of the game would be $18.39. Look at Kelvin's work and find his error.

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Kahlua · Answer 1

Answer: The answer is provided below

Step-by-step explanation:

A price markdown is a reduction that is deliberate when selling a product. From the question, we are informed that a video game that usually costs $30.65 is marked down 60%.

The find the new price of the video game, we have to subtract the amount reduced from the original price. The amount reduced is:

= 60% of $30.65

= 60/100 * $30.65

= 0.6 * $30.65

= $18.39

The new selling price = $30.65 - $18.39

= $12.26

The error that Kelvin made when he determined that the new price of the game would be $18.39 was that he didn't subtract the value from the original price of the video game.