CPM Homework Help : MC2 Problem 5-69

Lynn was shopping and found a purse that was marked with a discount of “ $\frac { 1 } { 3 }$ off.” If the original cost of the purse was $\$80$ , how much will Lynn pay?

Hint:

Find $\frac{1}{3}$ of $\$80$ to determine the value of the discount.

More Help 1:

To do this multiply the two values together:
$\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)(80)=26.67$

More Help 2:

Lynn's discount is $\$26.67$ . How much will she have to pay after the discount?