Sara is an assistant manager in a clothing store. Her boss told her it is time to unload last year's fashions. He told her to reduce prices of all clothes by 25%.
One red dress normally sells for $299.00. It did not sell. So the boss told Sara to reduce the discounted price by 25%. What is the sale price of this dress?
Show how the English is framing the calculations to get the right answer.
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