A new shirt costs 14.99. if the shirt is on sale for 1/5 off its price, about how much would you save

A new shirt costs is = 14.99

It has a sale for 1/5 off its price.

Now, find how much can we save with this sale. Let’s Find out how much is 1/5 of 14.99

=> 14.99 / 1/5, 1/5 means the value is divided into 5 parts

=> 14.99 / 5

=> 2.998 or 3.00 dollars.

Thus, you save 2.998 or 3 dollars in buying your new shirt

=> 14.99 - 3.00

=> 11.99 dollars = you’ll be paying this amount for your new shirt.

Price of new shirt = 14.99

1/5 off the price means the new price is = 14.99 - ((14.99) * (1/5))

= 14.99-2.998 = 11.992

Therefore you'll save [14.99/5] = 2.998 ~ 3