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A baseball glove was on the sale for 5/6 of the original price.If the original price was $90,what was the sale price?

Answer 1

Isaiah Anthony

#$75#

The new price will be #5/6# of #90#.

What will that be? Well, "of" means "multiplication", so multiply #5/6# and #90#.

#5/6# #xx# #90#

#5/6 xx 90/1#

#uarr# Anything over 1 is itself, so putting #90# over #1# doesn't change it's value.

#(5xx90)/(6 xx1)#

#450/6#

#75#

The new price is #$75#.

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Answer 2

Ethan Adkins

To find the sale price, multiply the original price ($90) by the fraction representing the sale price (5/6).

$90 * (5/6) =$ 75

So, the sale price of the baseball glove is $75.

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