The original price of a laptop was [tex]£200[/tex]. The price was reduced by [tex]10 \%[/tex] in a sale.

a) Work out [tex]10 \%[/tex] of the original price of the laptop.



Answer :

Sure, let's work through this step-by-step:

1. Identify the original price of the laptop:
The original price is [tex]$£200$[/tex].

2. Determine the percentage reduction:
The discount is [tex]$10\%$[/tex].

3. Convert the percentage to a decimal:
To find [tex]$10\%$[/tex] of the original price, we convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by [tex]$100$[/tex]. So, [tex]$10\% = \frac{10}{100} = 0.10$[/tex].

4. Calculate [tex]$10\%$[/tex] of the original price:
Multiply the original price by [tex]$0.10$[/tex].
[tex]\[ 200 \times 0.10 = 20 \][/tex]

So, [tex]$10\%$[/tex] of the original price of the laptop is [tex]$£20$[/tex].