Ethan buys a video game on sale. If the video game usually costs $39.99, and it was on sale for 20% off, how much did Ethan pay?
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Answer: $31.99 Step-by-step explanation:So, it is originally $39.99, so first we convert 20% to a decimal, which is 0.2.Then we do 39.99 * 0.2 to find how much money was taken off.39.99 * 0.2 = 7.998, or $8Now, we do the original dollar amount, $39.99, minus the discount, $8, which equals $31.99.